Desert Kingsnake
Relatives in same Genus
Gray-banded Kingsnake (L. alterna)
Prairie Kingsnake (L. calligaster calligaster)
Mole Kingsnake (L. calligaster rhombomaculata)
California Kingsnake (L. getula californiae)
Florida Kingsnake (L.
Desert Kingsnake Species Profile
The desert kingsnake has an overall dark black or brown background coloration with white to yellow crossbars that my number as low as 42 or as high as 97.
Arizona Desert Kingsnake
Family: ColubridaeLampropeltis getula splendidaPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough
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Lampropeltis getula splendida
Desert Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Milksnake ...
They are not commonly seen in developed areas, though, prefering to remain in areas that are less disturbed. Speckled Kingsnakes also will breed with the more southerly Desert Kingsnake, and intergrades between the two can be found in this area.
 See also: Snake, Lizard, Kingsnake, Reptile, Eastern kingsnake
  
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