My new king snake

[bodar]

We named him bodar, this is 2 pics of him/her on my girlfriend. and one for size comparison. Pretty long already and really black. its underside has very few spots. all the other pics ive seen with black one have been pretty spotty. is there a pure black kingsnake????

that would be awsome

More pics as time goes on

 

[edventurous77]

absolutely gorgeus i always wanted a black king i jus think the all matt black looks cool on them;P

 

[Mina]

Very beautiful!!!! I don't have a kingsnake, but I think they are just wonderful!! Sorry I can't answer your question, but I wanted to let you know how stunning you new "kid" is!!!! :drool:

 

[bodar]

im glad that you guys like him/her. Its so nice, just loves to be held. and chill in my hoodie pocket. This was the only true black the store had. im really glad i got it. i will post more pics l8ter when the ol' lady gets home LOL

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Woa!! That's an awsome snake dude!!

 

[P. Novak]

Great Snake!!! I love the color black esp that jet black! What are you keeping him on? can these be kept on sand?

 

[bodar]

no sand i keep it like a boa. On like the wood chippy substrate, not the pine stuff. Ive been looking everywhere and i have yet to find one as black as this one. An1 else got some pics of their kingsnake????

mmmmm i love kingsnakes

 

[P. Novak]

I actually saw a couple all black ones at last years san jose rep. show. IM gonna get one this year. I was wondering why not sand? Since they do come from mexico. WEll im refering to the mexican black kingsnakes, Lampropeltis g. nigrita. WHen i get mine its going to be fed in a seperate cage.

 

[bodar]

yeah man i feed mine in the bathtub. and i dont know if this one is from mexico so i dont know if i should keep it on sand.

 

[bodar]

Lampropeltus getulus nigra, i believe.

 

[P. Novak]

ya there are two dif. species..

Lampropeltus getulus negritis "Mexican Black Kingsnake"
http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/Lg_negrita.html

Lampropeltus getulus nigra "Black Kingsnake"
http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/Lg_nigra.html


Heres the site I got both links from...
http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/Lampropeltis.html

 

[fluffy]

nice mexican black kingsnake
i got 2 of my own

 

[Brian F.]

Very nice-looking. I'm happy for you that yours is as docile as it seems. I've heard from others that this species can be a little aggressive. Good luck with him.

 

[Steffen]

Aggressive nigrita? Never heard of that. I have 3 adult animals and had several babies, none have ever been even slightly aggressive.

They can be kept on sand, but sand is such a lousy substrate for snakes. One day when you decide to clean the cage and take out all the sand, you will find urin and possibly lots of other nice stuff on the bottom of the cage. Besides that it just stinks!

 

[Beardo]

Sand is a terrible substrate for snakes due to the fact that it can get in between their scales, in their mouth, nose, and cloaca and cause plenty of problems. Very few snakes reside on sand dunes anyway.

 

[bodar]

mah i just dont like sand. and he doesnt really need it. so screw it. :5:
how black are your kingsnakes fluffy? and by that i mean how much do they have , like percent wise?

amd thanx for the comments peoples

 

[Zarathustra]

We named him bodar, this is 2 pics of him/her on my girlfriend. and one for size comparison. Pretty long already and really black. its underside has very few spots. all the other pics ive seen with black one have been pretty spotty. is there a pure black kingsnake????

that would be awsome

More pics as time goes on

The snake you have looks like a Mexican black kingsnake, and those do come in pure black, but some don’t. Some even have a chain-like pattern. I have one that is pure black, except for two white spots under his head, and one that has a chain pattern. It should be easy to find a dealer that has jet black Mexican black kingsnakes.

Neither of mine are aggressive towards me, but they are much more enthusiastic at feeding time than any of my other kingsnakes. I would say they are aggressive eaters.

 

[Mistwalker]

That's a very pretty snake. I think I'd like to get a black rat snake at some point. I love that jet black look.