His name is Tommy
His name is Tommy, he was born some years ago to the titular callsign of the Florida Kingsnake, or Lampropeltis getula floridana, and will live a good, influuemtial life among other snakes, especially those he doesn’t eat. Yes, Tommy is a cannibal, he, along with other Kingsnakes, enjoy snake cuisine. He will never be a monster sized snake killer, but will get up to 48-60 inches, which for those with less than adequate motivation to think, is 4 to 5 feet.
Habitat, Range and Temperature requirements
According to LILREPTILE, these snakes “Inhabit tropical and semi-tropical grassland habitats near ponds and swampy regions of Florida.” It also mentions that dark spots for them to hide are appreciated by the snake. Range appears to be simply in and closely around florida, however due to their temperate requirements ( 78 to 90 degrees F), they can be held captivitely in areas more north.
Feeding and Offspring Info
Tommy here and others among his species will enjoy rodents and mice that are the right size for them to chow down on. However, as mentioned earlier, Tommy here is a cannibal, his taste for other snake flesh is insatiable (just kidding), so one can also feed him “small lizards and snakes as well as amphibians and birds,” according to LILREPTILE. Females of this species generally lay anywhere from three to thirty eggs, with babies hatching at five to eight inches long.
Other Info
I think that the fact that this snake eats other snakes is pretty significant and cool, enough so that repeating it as my one fact is acceptable. The fact that Tommy here wants to eat all of his friends is pretty awesome
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http://www.snakeestate.com/kingsnakes/florida-kingsnake.html (Just the Offspring part).
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