Kingsnakes can be found anywhere in the continental United States as well as northern Mexico. They are strong constrictors that possess a special immunity to snake venom. Kingsnakes are one of the most popular snakes owned. They are available in a variety of colors and patterns and adult snakes average three to five feet in length. Juvenile kingsnakes will shed approximately every two weeks, while adults will shed about four times a year.
Kingsnakes mature between two and three years of age.
They have good dispositions, hearty appetites, and will breed readily if the proper environmental conditions exist. In the wild, kingsnakes will consume frogs, eggs, small rodents, and other snakes. Because of their cannibalistic nature, kingsnakes should only be housed together during breeding cycles. Because of their limited size, adult kingsnakes can be housed in an enclosure as small as a 30-gallon aquarium. However, I always prefer all captive animals be housed in as large a space as possible.