How big do Florida kings get?

[Handyhens]

I have heard 6-7 feet, and although I am fine with a snake that size, The pictures of florida kings I have seen seem very small. Does anyone know the average size?

[FWK]

The average is 3-4 feet. Florida Museum of Natural History (https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/lampropeltis-getula-floridana/) lists the record length as 69.5 inches (5 foot 9.5 inches). The taxonomy for Kings is in flux right now, I'll check my collection of papers when I get home for descriptions.

[EL Ziggy]

From what I've read they're like most kings and average 4-6 ft.

[FWK]

Alright, Brooks Kings are currently considered Eastern Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula). In the book A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America (Conant & Collins 1998) the average adult size range is described as being between 90 and 120 centimeters (3-4 foot). The Pyron & Burbrink 2009 paper on Kingsnakes suggests Easterns tend to be the largest of the Kingsnakes and mentions a maximum length recorded for Eastern Kingsnakes as a whopping 208.3 centimeters (6 foot 10 inches), but it doesn't have a reference for this specimen. Not having any luck finding it on my own either.

[Andy_G]

Average 4-4.5 feet, around 1000 grams. Monsters can push 6 feet and twice that weight.