California mountain kingsnake

The California mountain kingsnake is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The California mountain kingsnake can also be found in arid savannas, deserts, mountains, prairies, marshlands, forest, and rainforests, as explained by Markel (1995). A secretive snake restricted to granite rock outcroppings and riparian canyon bottoms (Lynum 1997). More

Lampropeltis zonata or the California Mountain kingsnake is a colubrid snake that resides in the western states of Oregon, Washington, and California. More

California mountain kingsnake; California kingsnake; Mountain kingsnake; Sonoran mountain kingsnake; Huachuca mountain kingsnake; Sierra mountain kingsnake; San bernardino mountain kingsnake; San diego mountain kingsnake; Kingsnake; Common kingsnake; Desert kingsnake; Eastern kingsnake; Black kingsnake; Mole kingsnake; Prairie kingsnake; Scarlet kingsnake; Speckled kingsnake; More

A California Mountain Kingsnake resting in a crack in a large boulder. Often this is all you will see of a snake before it retreats deeper into the rock. Unscrupulous collectors will often pry up and destroy rocks to get to a snake. More

Appearance: The California Mountain Kingsnake can grow up to 4 feet long, and has red, black, and yellow/cream colored markings. Range: Found in deserts, swamplands, grasslands, pine and deciduous forests, and elevations up to 8,500 feet. More

California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata = enlarge + California Mountain Kingsnake More

The California Mountain Kingsnake has a distribution completely separated from that of the Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake. In addition the snout of the California Mountain Kingsnake is black or reddish, not white. More

California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) Identification: Snake 20 to 40 inches in length. A banded snake with red, white, and black bands. Head with black snout and a white band at the base of the neck. Scales smooth and anal plate single. More

Identification/Variations: The California Mountain Kingsnake is arguably the most easily identified reptile in our region. It is the only snake in our area with black, white, and red bands. More

A California mountain kingsnake on the South Fork Trail, in the San Gabriel Mountains, near Los Angeles. A California mountain kingsnake on the South Fork Trail, in the San Gabriel Mountains, near Los Angeles. From our trail run on Sunday. More

triangulum elapsoides and California mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata, have almost the same coloration and patterning as venomous coral snakes, making it easy to confuse them with this dangerous snake species. More

The California Mountain Kingsnake contains six subspecies. All are colorful and attractive snakes with alternating red, black and white crossbands. These crossbands are arranged in triads of color in the order of black, red, black, separated by white. More

California Mountain Kingsnake - Lampropeltis zonata Lampropeltis zonata from the Greenhorn Mountains in Kern Co. More

California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) No photo of the California Mountain Kingsnake available. The California Mountain Kingsnake is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. More

The California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) is found in the mountains of California, southern Oregon and northern Baja Mexico. Seven subspecies are currently recognized, although this is subject to debate as several are identical in appearance. More

California Mountain Kingsnake is a colubrid snake is native to the western US states of Oregon, and California. It is something of a coral snake "mimic" as it has a very similar pattern consisting of red, black and white on its body. More

Common names

Bergkonigsnatter, Korallen-Konigsnatter in German - Deutsch
California Mountain King Snake in English - English
california mountain kingsnake in English - English
Coast Mountain Kingsnake in English - English
Culebra-real californiana in Spanish - español
San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake in English - English
San Diego Mountain Kingsnake in English - English
Sierra Mountain Kingsnake in English - English
St. Helena Mountain Kingsnake in English - English