They aren't the biggest in Arkansas or the most numerous or the fastest. But they can afford to take an attitude of regal indifference about their lack of distinction in such matters. If push comes to shove, they can simply eat the competition, including snakes much larger than themselves. The largest of Arkansas' four kingsnakes is the speckled kingsnake. It grows up to 82 inches.
Speckled kingsnakes are common in many habitats statewide.
They are immune to the venom of rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes, all of which succumb to this powerful constrictor.