My Mexican black king snake enclosure was looking pretty barren so I have decided to do a mexican black king snake overhaul, based on the sonoran desert, which the mexican black kingsnake is from.
The mexican black king snake is native to the sonoran region of Mexico and the southern areas of Arizona, integrating with the desert kingsnake and the california kingsnake.
I am designing the enclosure based on the sonoran desert, I have even ordered seeds of some desert marigold and brittle bush to plant in the enclosure. The enclosure will also be bioactive with mealworms, sonoran desert millipedes and blue death feigning beetles.
They are opportunistic hunters that will frequent the burrows of rodents and other small creatures, looking for their next meal. While they are a terrestrial species, they have been known to climb low vegetation and are also excellent swimmers.
Younglings sometimes carry small spots of white or yellow, particularly under their chin; however, those markings commonly either fade or disappear entirely as they mature. A full grown adult will usually have no discernible rings or other markings of any kind. It is, however, a common misconception that this subspecies of king snake is black in color. In actuality, they are of a deep, dark, chocolate-something that is highly visible under direct light.
The enamel of their scales reflects a "blueish" shimmer, a trait made prominent on their ventral scales (likely due to their size, shape, and smoothness), and has been likened to that of the inside of an oyster shell. While this characteristic is found in many colubrids, it is exceptionally apparent on this particular species due to the rich, dark color of its scales. Lampropeltis means "shiny shield" (from Greek λαμπρος, "shine" + πελτα, "shield").
The Mexican black kingsnake is considered a popular pet (especially for novice collectors) because it is quite easy to care for, generally well natured and has no reservations feeding on either live or "pre-killed" rodents. They are active during the day and at night (diurnal); however, they tend to hunt during the daytime, as they rely on their (albeit limited) vision for predation. While their eyes do have severely limited acuity, their ability to detect movement is quite acute.
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