I just ordered a California King (desert banded) from BHB. Great little snake.

However, every king I have ever had went through a nippy stage at around a year or so old. And they like to chew. My Nelson Milk has never shown this, and she is 3 years old.

Not all will go through this stage, and most out grow it. Kings are beautiful snakes, with their smooth, shiny scales. And they eat like starving piranhas.