Speckled Kingsnake
Lampropeltis holbrooki
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lampropeltis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki) 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, temperate coniferous forest, subtropical forest and 30 more. Common: recorded in 1903 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.
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Temperate Coniferous Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Montane Woodland
- Mountain Forest
- Subalpine Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Grassland
- Temperate Grassland
- Prairie
- Meadow
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Semi-Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
- Plateaus
- Valleys
- Fallen Logs
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.