Favorite Kingsnake Species?

[valhalha30]

What is your favorite kingsnake species? And why?

[3skulls]

Cal King
They are the only ones I have worked with. My oldest was my first purchase back in the early 90s.

[Mike41793]

I only know of cal kings lol. What are some other species...?

[3skulls]

Scarlet
Mountain
Baird
Florida
Mexican (I think)
Grey Banded (I think)

We have a local one here but I have never seen one.

[Mike41793]

Mexican black kingsnakes and grey banded kingsnakes are sweet.

[Xaila]

It's so hard to pick, but I definitely love the mexicana complex kings the best. I think that aesthetically, the thayeri come out marginally in first for me. Mex mex are a very close second. I'd say that both are definitely underrated and beautiful animals!

Thayeri/Nuevo Leon/Variable kings are quite awesome in my book because, while they have virtually no 'morphs', they're amazingly polymorphic. If you google pictures of thayeri clutches you'll see the crazy variability in a single clutch. It's quite awesome They come in colors ranging from greys and tans to bright orange and yellow, with banding from narrow pinstripe to the 'milk snake' phase. My guy Mel is a yellow pinstripe leonis phase. I'm hoping his head and tail keep turning more orange (it's hard to see in this pic but his tail is more orange than his body)



Mex mex are beautiful as well and have some cool color/pattern phases...check out the ultra granite, I want one of those!

[3skulls]

Wow the snake in that pic looks awesome!

[Mike41793]

x2 thats an awesome looking KS!!!

[4theSNAKElady]

I fell in love with the scarlet kings years and years ago, but passed on making a purchase because of their small size(tiny!) ...its very hard to find prey small enough that is readily available. Ive had Mexican black kings and a couple cali 50/50s that were kewl. A buddy of mine LOOOOOVES Chihuahua Mtn kings, grey banded, and brooksi...he breeds all three, but recently sold his last pair of the grey banded.

[valhalha30]

Beautiful king!
I love all types, it's so hard to pick a favorite....
I loved my MBK, great snake.. great looking too. I really like the look of Desert Kings and Apalachicola Kings...... and my local Eastern King is slash attractive. I probably want to get another MBK, but I'm torn between an MBK and a Desert King. I love all Kings, as a species, and each and every unique personality Kings have.