Grey Banded Kingsnake

[Bogertophis]

thanks, I hadn’t seen one for years, I’m in the U.K., and 2 years ago I randomly called in a reptile store near to me and he was in there, only a few weeks old, and as they’ve been on my bucket list for years, I had to get him, but finding a female for him is near damn impossible. Yeah he definitely complements my tat �� what I love about him, I’ve had numerous types of kings and milks over the years and his temperament is the best I’ve ever had, he’s a real star, never struck or bit and calm as anything being handled

I've never kept those, but I've heard their temperaments tend to be mellower than most other king snakes. I have an "odd" snake in that general category too, a Texas longnose snake (red, black & yellow bands), also mellow & sadly, also "single". Like yours, mine was from a local pet store, but was a c/b yearling that they were unable to feed much less sell. I traded them one of my c/b king snakes that they could EASILY feed & sell, & saved this snake, who's now 19 years old. Longnose snakes, either Western or TX, are primarily lizard-eaters & not easily persuaded to take mice, but they were also native to the California desert where I lived then, & I already had some experience with them . A characteristic they may share with some of the gray-bandeds, I think? A little harder to get started eating, but so pretty & calm, obviously well-worth the efforts. "Many good things DO come in small packages".