#1506 · 🦎 reptiles

California King Snake

🇳🇱 Lampropeltis getula californiae ·Lampropeltis californiae

LCleast concern 🦎 Reptiles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

what is it?

The California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis getula californiae ) is a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico. It is a relatively small subspecies of the common kingsnake and is found in a variety of habitats. Due to ease of care and a wide range of color variations, the California kingsnake is one of the most popular snakes in captivity.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 16,496iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
16,496 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1835 (191 years ago).