Black Kingsnake
Lampropeltis nigra
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lampropeltis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis nigra) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in United States. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, subtropical forest, broadleaf forest and 12 more. Common: recorded in 940 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Greer’s Kingsnake Lampropeltis greeri
- South Florida Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis occipitolineata
- California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata
- Madrean Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis knoblochi
- Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster
- Mole snake Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
- Webb's Kingsnake Lampropeltis webbi
- Mexican Kingsnake Lampropeltis mexicana
- Gray-banded Kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna
- Ruthvens Kingsnake Lampropeltis ruthveni
- Santa Catalina Kingsnake Lampropeltis catalinensis
- Desert Kingsnake Lampropeltis splendida
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.