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Reptiles · Squamata · Colubridae
Lampropeltis californiae
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The California kingsnake is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is distributed across the states of California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Arizona in the United States, and in Baja California and Sonora in Mexico. It has also been introduced to the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, where it is an invasive species and a control programme is under way. Until recently it was considered a subspecies of Lampropeltis getula.
Size
75 cm – 1.5 m
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_californiae
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