What is the desert king?
kingsnakes are limiters who sometimes eat other snakes. The subspecies Desert Kingsnake has a scientific name lanternly Getula Splenda and lives in Arizona, Texas and New Mexico in the US and across the border to parts of Mexico. It has a brown or black body with yellow or white sticks.
Lampypropeltis Getula or the genus of the snake of the king includes seven species that differ in appearance. Snakes are constant and subspecies move in many countries in the US because of their hobbies for surviving snakes and then eating attacking snakes, the species has gained legendary status in some Indian mythologies. Kingsnake is immune to the poison of other snakes, but it is non -nounal.
The desert king, or lampypeltis getula splenda , has a black head and a dark body with yellow or white sticks. Breeding occurs in April and May and the epistence of GG occurs in the next two months. The female king is laid up to 12 eggs that hold together undergroundIn the soil with lots of moisture. Eggs hatch in August and October. Adults can grow up to 5 feet in length (about 1.54 meters).
Despite the desert part of the name, this type of king usually lives close to the water source. In general, they move in the afternoon and evening and spend a lot of time under the cover of dead vegetation or rocks. When disturbed, the desert Kingsnake shakes the tail as a warning gesture. It can also false death by turning and laying. When he finds himself trapped, she also produces a substance and defecates.
He thought they could be kept as pets, Kingsnakes can eat other snakes held in the same cage, even the same kind. The production of musk and nerve defecation does not continue as soon as the snake becomes got used to the surroundings. Vasive snakes will eat rodents, birds, lizards and frogs and dead prey is less likely that during the eating process they will cause damage to the pet.
If recently fed PThe oustní king treated too early after eating, it can register food again. Due to the preference of the snake for the secret shelter, the cover should contain some suitable areas such as artificial caves or even an inverted terracotta pot. Desert kings are not considered to be threatened and the populations of these snakes also help control the levels of poisonous snakes in areas where people can be at risk of snake.