Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra
The head is generally all black. Having colorful triads the length of the body. The Kingsnake grows to about 2 to 4 feet in length. They are found in the mountain ranges between 3,000 up 8,000 feet elevation. They primarily eat lizards, however adults will eat rattlesnakes (hence the name "Kingsnake"). They begin hibernation sometime in October, emerging sometime in mid-March. breeding occurs from the end of April till the middle of June. Eggs are laid 3-9 in a clutch sometime in July and August hatching in September and October.
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