Is the california king snake dangerous?
No they usually grow around 5-8 feet and are constrictors meaning they wrap around their pray and squeeze it until it suffocates. They dont inject venom to kill other prey. In the wild they often feed on other snakes and are immune to rattlesnake venom so they will also hunt rattlesnakes. But no they are not dangerous at all unless you try to sleep with one wrapped around your neck. Should always be handled with care as they can bite if aggravated but they are often kept as house pets and a lot of people on youtube have videos of kingsnakes eating rattlesnakes.
Florida king-Snake Or California King-Snake?
Umm Which is Better I Went To a Pet-store and I Held a Albino Florida King and it wrapped around Me didn't Look aggressive It Was Pretty Cool But Which is better for a pet but I'm still Stuck Between a ball python Corn Snake and king To Me their all Cool I like the smoothness of the king the docileness of the Corn and the Thick Cool Python Look From The ball python I want something That's Gonna Wrap around my neck now I know colubrids don't normally Do that but my friends snake does but the man at the pet store told my mom if I never had a snake get a ball python their low maintenance easy to care for cheap chilled but sometimes hard to feed but I'm gonna let you guys choose for me and if it was u what would u get
How do you identify a baby rattlesnake?
Rattlesnakes have a pronounced difference in girth between their head and neck, because the venom glands+sacs create bulges on the rear of either side of its head - effectively making the head much wider than the neck, giving it a sort of hourglass distinction in shape.The markings aren’t as good a clue, at least here in far northern California, because the Western Rattlesnake looks just like a common gopher snake; some say they’ve hybridized or crossbred in the wild, but the Western is considered more venomous than the Diamondback (our other local rattler, though Westerns are more common where I am). So, look at the head/neck size ratio, eyeing it from the top.Not all rattlers have rattles; babies haven’t added segments to the tail-end button yet, and adults may have lost all or part of theirs due to breakage. And even with an intact well-developed rattle, they don’t always buzz it - sometimes the snake will simply hide in place, but a false step (such as after losing your balance momentarily) can plant your foot squarely atop a snake and its reaction would be swift. That’s exactly how I got bitten.
Should I bathe my California King Snake?
I've had my California king snake for about a month now and she has already shed twice. Both times she didn't shed it all at once and it came off in little pieces. I was wondering if I should bathe her or maybe give her a bit of humidity. If you need any information she 40 gallon tank and her warm side is usually 80-90 degrees and her cool side is usually in the 70's. She has two dishes of water but I've never seen her soak in them and she likes to burrow quite a bit.
Should I decrease the thermostat after feeding my California Kingsnake?
It seems that your terrarium is overheating, perhaps due to your light source. Consider limiting your light source to daytime only, and you should consider using bulbs that are similar to the suns rays (UVA and UVB) but don’t put off the heat. Snakes do not like being overheated, and don’t need it to survive. Your heat source should be limited to a specific area of the terrarium under the gravel or whatever medium you are using in your tank. It doesn’t need to be a large area but it should be large enough that your snake can coil up in that area. Use your hand to make sure that area remains warm, but not hot. Your snake will find that warm spot when it needs it, particularly when digesting food. I also recommend a tunnel of some sort (bark or rock), away from the heat source, where your snake can hide to escape the light, and feel safe. Try to make sure your terrarium is large enough that your snake can stretch out too. Hope these tips help.
Should I get a baby, juvenile, or adult California kingsnake? This will be my first snake.
I would personally recommend a juvenile of your species of choice for a first snake - it’ll be a little bit bigger (but with plenty of growing up to do) but you’ll know that it’s feeding well and it’ll hopefully be past some of the baby skittishness that most snakes have.I might not recommend a Cali King as your first snake unless you really have your heart set on one, though - they are very food oriented, and will test anything for how edible it is by biting it.
Hopping snakes???
You need to provide: state, part of state, color of snake, type of habitat? There is a snake called a "worm snake"- but plenty of others like it as well. Also, if you are in the south, there is an exotic snake that gets transported via planting containers- it is as small as a small earthworm- I don't know about its behavior though. ok- after new details: Go to this web page: http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/sn... and look at these snake groups (remember that snakes can be pretty variable in color): Tantilla - Black-headed Snakes Leptotyphlops - Threadsnakes D. punctatus - Ring-necked Snake Hypsiglena - Fangless Nightsnakes I could be so many different species- the behavior could just be a strange reaction to being is such a hostile environment. Have your friend try to identify the snake from that web site's photos and range maps. Good luck!
If a snake bites another snake, does it die of snake poisoning or food poisoning?
It depends. Kingsnakes are immune to the venom of venomous snakes native to the locale of the kingsnake. They eat venomous and non venomous snakes all the time, so food poisoning is not an issue. I am not sure what would happen if a kingsnake from California was bitten by a cobra from Asia, but a California kingsnake would be immune to the venom of the venomous snakes native to California, just as an Eastern kingsnake is immune to the venom of venomous snakes native to Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee etc. Let me know if you need me to elaborate or explain any of this any further. Now that is only covering kingsnakes. If a boa bites a boa, nothing should happen to the bitten boa except a possible infection, and the boa that bit will be just fine. If their bite alone causes their prey to die that is called venomous, although it does act like a poison. So a snake is either venomous or non venomous. Technically all snakes are poisonous as well because their skin has salmonella, just remember to wash your hands after handling, it isn’t a big deal. So-all snakes are technically poisonous(don’t be afraid of that, not nearly as serious as it sounds), but not all snakes are venomous.(you can be afraid of venomous snakes if you like, just don’t hurt them, learn to identify them)