Herpetofauna: One Life's List
Lampropeltis getula nigra
Black Kingsnake
Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
May 8, 2006
It took a visit to Kentucky to find 'pure' Black Kings. Back home in Illinois, we find intergrades between Speckles and Blacks, which I often refer to Shawnee Kings. This specimen showed only a small amount of white speckles on the dorsum. They are a beautiful and underappreciated getula.
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