Mole Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
Photo by JD Willson
Description: The mole kingsnake is brown or gray with small reddish or dark brown blotches on its back.
Mole Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
DESCRIPTION: This is a smooth, shiny snake that grows to lengths of 30-40 in. (76-102 cm).
Mole Kingsnake
Relatives in same Genus
Gray-banded Kingsnake (L. alterna)
Prairie Kingsnake (L. calligaster calligaster)
California Kingsnake (L. getula californiae)
Florida Kingsnake (L. getula floridana)
Eastern Kingsnake (L. getula getula) ...
Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted ...
Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata. Uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain, uncommon elsewhere. Thought to occur statewide, but records are lacking from substantial areas. A secretive burrowing snake of woods and fields.
The prairie kingsnake is one of two subspecies of calligaster; the other species is the mole kingsnake (L. c. rhombomaculata) to the east. In Louisiana, the prairie kingsnake is found west of the Mississippi River.
This species is also known as the Mole Kingsnake or Mole Snake.
Habitats ...
mole kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
mountain earthsnake (Virginia valeriae pulchra)
northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor)
northern brown snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi) ...
 See also: Mole, Snake, Kingsnake, Lizard, Reptile
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