California kingsnake
Kingsnake · 0 live listings
The California kingsnake is a hardy, eager-feeding kingsnake from the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico, best known in banded and striped forms. Kingsnakes eat other snakes in the wild, and that shapes how they are kept: always alone.
At a glance
The tradeoffs, honestly
Hatchlings can be nippy and musky, and an adult will eat a cagemate. It is a California native, so selling captive-bred offspring in California needs a state permit.
Common questions
Can it live with another snake?
No. Kingsnakes eat other snakes, including their own kind, so house every kingsnake on its own and feed it alone.
Can I sell its babies in California?
It is a California native. Selling captive-bred offspring in California needs a native reptile captive propagation permit (a placeholder rule that counsel is still confirming). Other states set their own rules.
What should I ask for before buying?
Ask for a clear fecal and a negative crypto PCR, and a dated feeding log showing several meals on frozen-thawed mice. A hatch record with the parents and clutch date shows the snake is captive-bred.
Ask the seller for these. Documents on Everybarn are on file for your own checks; we don't check them with the issuer.
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