Buyer question
Is a Speckled kingsnake good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Speckled kingsnake 4 out of 5 for beginners (good first snake).
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.
- Best fit
- First snake
- Handling
- 3 out of 5 (Nippy and musky when young)
- Setup complexity
- 2 out of 5 (Locked lid, house singly)
- Feeding ease
- 5 out of 5 (Strong feeding response)
What to weigh
Like all kingsnakes it must live alone and can musk when stressed. Hatchlings may be nippy before they settle.