Species

Lampropeltis zonata (California mountain kingsnake)

Lampropeltis zonata. Photo: (c) Riley Frasier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Lampropeltis zonata, or the California mountain kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, which is endemic to North America. It is a coral snake mimic, having a similar pattern consisting of red, black, and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless. Five subspecies are recognized in the U.S., including the nominotypical subspecies, with two subspecies recognized in Mexico.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Reptilia (Reptiles)
        Order: Squamata (Snakes and lizards)
        Suborder: Serpentes (Snakes)
        Family: Colubridae (Colubrid snakes)
        Subfamily: Colubrinae (Colubrine snakes)
        Genus: Lampropeltis (Kingsnakes and milk snakes)
        Species: Lampropeltis zonata (California mountain kingsnake)

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT LAMPROPELTIS ZONATA, THE CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN KINGSNAKE

Advertising supports our journalism. If you would prefer not to see ads, we have another option.

Subscribe

Recently