Looking at getting a King snake

[Ogre]

hey Im looking in to getting a King snake, a Banana Cali King to be exact, and I was wondering if any one has some pointers. I have my Normal Bp and have the general Idea down.

[drama x]

Very nice choice!

Colubrids are awesome snakes, my favorites. Iv owned multipule Kings and for the most part they are very docile, they play a tough game but once you swoop em up and show em whos boss you have no worries. BP's wont bite if their lives depended on it but a King will put you to the test. None the less the bites are painless.

Typical husbandry is to keep one side of the tank 80-85 and the other about 75. Humidity around 40%. Most kings can live in a 10gal for a good year (if you choose to go the tank route), tubs are alot easier to maintain humidity and heat, i choose tanks though because i dont like to hide my snakes, thats no fun

Good luck with youre King!

[RobNJ]

Kings are fun...I used to keep a good variety of colubrids, mostly corns(BORING, I know). As drama pointed out with a king's temp/humidity requirements, they are different enough from a ball python that "getting the general idea" probably would not lead to a happy king snake, so good thing you posted asking about it.

[West Coast Jungle]

Very easy snakes to care for. I have a few Kings and Milks. I would recommend one

[ballbuster]

Kings are an awesome snake to keep. They are feisty yet docile, and eat like they are starved hyenas even if they just ate 5 mins ago. IMO they are a great addition to any collection. Lots of fun to feed, mine are very aggressive with their strikes/constrictions. Just remember they require less heat and humidity than a BP. They also enjoy burrowing, espescially when they are young. I would recommend sani chips as substrate to facilitate this behavior. Very easy husbandry. Shed easily. Great eaters. Fun to handle. Maybe I'm just biased but I love em