California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis californiae
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lampropeltis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
- Invasive in
- Canary Islands
About
California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico, United States. It is known to eat other snakes. It has also been introduced outside its native range (Canary Islands), where it is invasive. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical dry forest, pine forest and 33 more. Common: recorded in 1837 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native rangeIntroduced / invasive
- Mexico
- United States
- Introduced: Spain
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Temperate Rainforest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Pine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Chaparral
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Cold Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Coastal Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
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.