Eastern kingsnake

Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Photo by JD Willson
Description: The eastern kingsnake is fairly stout with a black back marked with a chain-like pattern of thin white or yellow bars.

Eastern Kingsnake
EASTERN KINGSNAKE

Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Department of Interior/USGS ...

Eastern Kingsnake Stats
Scientific Name: Lampropeltis g. getula
Family: Colubridae
Adult Size: One of the largest and heaviest-bodied of all getula, it can be from 4 to 7 feet in length ...

Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted
Eastern kingsnake Black Speckled ...

Eastern Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis getula getula)
DESCRIPTION: This is a large snake that grows to lengths of 36-48 in. (90-122 cm). It is a shiny black snake with series of thin, white to cream crossbars or spots on the back.

Eastern Kingsnake
Sighting:
Bodie Island Lighthouse, Dare County, North Carolina ...

Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)
Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
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Eastern Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis getula getula)
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The Eastern Kingsnake is brown or black with 20 - 45 white or yellow crossbands in chain-like pattern. The underside is checkered black and white, or solid black. The scales are smooth.

Eastern kingsnakes are typically banded, with colors ranging from black and white to brown and yellow with horizontal stripes, bands, speckling, and chain marking.
SIZE: ...

Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) - Durham Co., NC 8/16/03
Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides) - Moore Co., NC 3/14/07
Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) - Grayson Co., VA 5/28/06 ...

See also: Snake, Kingsnake, Reptile, Lizard, Rattlesnake