Arizona Mountain Kingsnake Species Profile
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Mountain Kingsnakes seem poorly camouflaged with their bright red rings. One common theory is that they evolved this color pattern to mimic venomous coral snakes.
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Baja Mountain Kingsnake
Lampropeltis zonata agalma
This is the southern most subspecies on the mainland, of the California Mountain Kingsnake group (L. zonata). They have more triads than the northern ones.
California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata)
No photo of the California Mountain Kingsnake available.
California Mountain Kingsnakes are found in the western U.S. from the Columbia River area of Washington State in the north, to northern Baja California, México in the south.
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake
(Lampropeltis zonata pulchra)
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The San Diego Mountain Kingsnake is a colorful species with black, white and red crossbands that completely encircle the body and tail. It has smooth, glistening scales.
Superficially, some common kingsnakes such as the Sonora Mountain kingsnake resemble the venomous coral snakes, but the kingsnake's red rings are bordered by black rings and the coral snakes red rings, by yellow rings.
 See also: Snake, Kingsnake, Reptile, Lizard, Rattlesnake
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