Buyer question
How long does a Speckled kingsnake live?
Our Animal Library gives the Speckled kingsnake a lifespan of 15–25 years.
Source: the Speckled kingsnake page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Speckled kingsnake in the Animal Library
The detail
The speckled kingsnake, often called the salt-and-pepper snake, comes from the central US and is black with a small yellow or white spot in nearly every scale. It is a hardy kingsnake with the family appetite and the family habit of eating other snakes.
- Origin
- Central US, Mississippi Valley
- Best fit
- First snake
What to weigh
Like all kingsnakes it must live alone and can musk when stressed. Hatchlings may be nippy before they settle.