Habitat
Black
Kingsnake Lampropeltis
getula nigra
 Photo by Phil Peak |
 Photo by Phil Peak |
Black Kingsnakes most often utilize edge habitat, commonly found under roofing tin and boards where the field meets the forest, and in transitional sites such as abandoned farms and dump sites. Kingsnakes often take up residence in the network of rodent burrows that exist under sheltering objects at these places. |
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 Photo by Phil Peak |
Unlike
the kingsnakes found in other parts of their range, the Black
Kingsnake does not seem to be as directly linked to water ways
as in the deep south where they often frequent canals or cypress
swamps or in the west where riparian corridors are often utilized. |
 Photo by Phil Peak |
 Photo by Phil Peak |
In
Kentucky, edge habitat is usually frequented whether it be where
the field meets the forest or aquatic environs. We have found
them to be equally numerous on the edges of swamps as we have
on high and dry ridges of pine and oak. |
 Photo by Phil Peak |
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