Desert Kingsnake
Lampropeltis splendida
Summary 2
The desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) is a species of kingsnake native to Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. It is nonvenomous, colored yellow and black. The desert kingsnake's diet consists of rodents, lizards, and smaller snakes, including rattlesnakes. They normally grow 3–4 feet long but have been known to grow up to 6.8 feet. They are docile creatures when coming face to face with humans. If they do not try to escape, often they will "play dead"
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- (c) Nicholas Pederson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/22498687@N02/7426720514
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_splendida
