California King Snake is a relatively special species of snake. Its characteristic is that it is non-toxic but mainly feeds on other snakes. Seeing this, are you interested in it? So, let me tell you a little bit about it in detail!

One 、Basic information

Chinese name: California king snake

Alias: black and white king snake

Latin name: Lampropeltis getula californiae

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate 

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Reptile

Subclass: Biporia 

Order: Squamata 

Suborder: Snake suborder 

Family: Yellow-jawed snake Family

Genus: King Snake

Characteristics: The basic body color of the California king snake is a black and white ring pattern

II. Distribution Scope

The California king snake is mainly distributed in California, Arizona, Utah, Oregon and other states.

3. Habits

The California king snake can adapt to a variety of habitats, such as deserts, grasslands, forests, swamps, bushes and mountains etc. area.

In addition to snakes, the California king snake also preys on small mammals such as birds, lizards, and mice. It usually suffocates and dies by entangling its prey.

Ps: The California King Snake is mild-mannered, but if life-threatening, it will keep hissing and attacking, and sometimes it will roll into a sphere and spray its feces at the enemy .

4. Reproduction method

The reproduction method of the California king snake is oviparous, and the mating time is from March to June every year; It can lay 4-20 oval-shaped eggs, and each egg hatches in about 45-90 days. The newborn snake is about 20-30 cm, and it usually takes more than three years to grow into an adult.

This is the end of today's popular science~ Do you know anything about the California King Snake? If there is anything you don't understand, please leave a message below~