Black Kingsnake | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lampropeltis nigra

STATUS: Fairly common above Fall Line Hills in northern Alabama. Formerly considered as L. getula nigra. This non-speckled morph has not declined to extent of Coastal Plain forms L. nigra below the Fall Line. Low Conservation Concern.  

DESCRIPTION: Lampropeltis getula nigra grows to 58 inches in length. It is black with traces of yellow or white spots, or bands above and has a white throat. Their heads are typically small and barely distinct from the neck, the bodies are cylindrical, the scales smooth, and they have a single anal scale. They are strikingly colored. 

DISTRIBUTION: Black kingsnakes inhabit areas from southern Ohio, western West Virginia, southeastern Illinois and south to northeastern Mississippi, north Alabama, and northwestern Georgia.   

HABITAT: They thrive in many habitats including hardwood and pine forests, bottomlands and swamps, farmlands and suburban areas. It is strongly terrestrial, but inhab...