Buyer question
How big does a Gray-banded kingsnake get?
Our Animal Library lists the Gray-banded kingsnake at 2–3.5 ft (adult size).
Source: the Gray-banded kingsnake page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Gray-banded kingsnake in the Animal Library
The detail
The gray-banded kingsnake is a small, shy kingsnake from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas and northern Mexico, with gray bands and orange saddles that vary by locality. Keepers prize that variety, and locality names follow the animal.
- Housing
- 3×1.5 ft, locked lid
What to weigh
Hatchlings can refuse mice and may need scenting, because wild young often eat lizards. It is a nocturnal hider, so it is not much of a display snake.