Grey Banded Kingsnake

[HarryTB]

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".

That’s a cool looking snake that Texas longnose, that’s a new one to me 😊 I’ve found a leucistic female for sale here, and I know they’ll throw “normal” babies, but the whole appeal of them to me is their colour/ pattern. The female also has a kink in its tail, which I have seen several times in leucistic specimens probably a genetic thing, and may possibly affect breeding 🤷🏻:cens0r:♂️ Never had a problem with this little one eating mice and rat pups, he’s a little beast 😂😂