California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula californiae
- L. g. californiae – Fresno Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs
- California Kingsnake consuming a Gophersnake Kings Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
- Cal. Kingsnake consuming a Mojave Rattlesnake La Paz Co, AZ – photo by Dave Weber
- L. g. californiae – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Kirby Ross
- L. g. californiae – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Brian Hubbs
- L. g. californiae – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Will Wells
- L. g. californiae – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Will Wells
- L. g. californiae – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Kirby Ross
- L. g. californiae – Orange Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- L. g. californiae – Orange Co, CA – photo by Steve Bledsoe
- L. g. californiae – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Lampropeltis g. californiae occurs throughout the entire state of California, eastward across central and southern Nevada, across southern Utah and southward through the western two-thirds of the state of Arizona to the Mexican border. In southeastern Arizona, Lampropeltis g. californiae intergrades with Lampropeltis g. nigrita and Lampropeltis g. splendida.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
NOTE: To learn more about the many naturally occurring aberrations of this species, please click here.