Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake

Common Name: Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake
Scientific Name: Lampropelitis G. Californiae

Information Sheet - Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake

Introduction:

Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake, whose botanical name is Lampropelitis G. Californiae, is a beautiful reptile medium in size and classified under the group of colubrids. It is a non-venomous snake and forms a perfect color and appearance. It is commonly known as Dot-Dash because of the skin complexion of patches of black, yellow or white continuous stripes on the body. It is commonly found in California as the name suggests but can also be available in other regions of Coastal and desert climates. It can survive harsh climatic conditions and tends to be friendly depending on how it is treated. 

General:

The Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake is well known for its beauty as well as the fact that it makes a good pet. It bonds well with owners and tends to be calm and docile even under home captivity. Many people opt for this reptile owing to its endurance to hardships. It feeds on reptiles even well known venomous, lizards, rodents, birds and frogs.

Captivity:

Although this reptile can survive adverse climatic conditions in arid and semi-arid regions, it can also live peacefully in captivity as well as with other getula species.

Reproduction:

Like the California Kingsnake, it can lay up to fifteen eggs either once or twice a year if living in the wild. It incubates the eggs for about 2 months until they hatch young ones of between 8-13 inches.

Geographic Range:

The Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake are predominant in the regions from southwest of Oregon to the south of Utah, southern Nevada along the coast, the whole of Arizona apart from the eastern region, all of the Baja Peninsula and the whole region of California.

Behavior:

The Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake is calm and serene if not disturbed but can react wildly under threat. Otherwise, they are rather friendly snakes.