biggest lampro?

[KingFfaj]

just wondering what was the biggest lampropeltis speicies? up untill today i always thought it was the eastern kingsnake (how big do they grow?) around 60", bigger smaller?
but i just read the Lampropeltis t. micropholis, Ecuadoran Milksnake actually grows to 74":eek: , i'd love a king that grows to over 8 feet, or at least a king that could take adult rats;)

[Jeff_Favelle]

Andean.

[John White]

Largest recorded Eastern King was 82 inches.

[Andy_G]

Two kings that could take adult rats indefinitely unless they are very shrimpy due to genetics would be Florida and Eastern Kings. Ecuadoran milks and Black Milks regularly reach 6.5 feet and top out at about 7. Both ecuadorans and blacks are large enough body ways for rats but their mouths are small and usually people feed them smaller items such as rat pups or small weanlings.

[MarcB]

The San Antonio zoo has a pair of black milks (L.t. giagae) that are 7' and Louis Porras had a hondo in the 70's that was just shy of 8'. As for micropholis, they are extremely rare in captivity but reports suggest they tally the above milks in size.

[MouseKilla]

My Eastern is less than 5' and regularly eats about 2 medium rats every couple of weeks or so. I imagine he'll be eating large rats in no time even though their mouths are small relative to their body size.

[Stockwell]

The biggest Lampropeltis, are not the getulas, but in fact the triangulum...as others have stated the southern most milk snakes Lt
Micropholis, Andesiana, Gaigeae, and Hondurensis
can all be giants in the 7 to 8 foot range
Such extreme size is rare in captivity, probably due to breeding at very young ages, but the capacity is there. Triangulum tend not to get obese as do getulas. The more food that goes in the longer they get. I've yet to see an obese Honduran, but there's lots of blobbed out Cal kings out there

[KingFfaj]

most interesting, I found this site and it lits all or most of the lampropeltis familly with pics and sizes http://www.reptileallsorts.com/indexframe.html
hears an Atlantic Central American Milk Snake
So are all of these large milks and kings hard to get? I havent even seen an eastern king for sale in england:(

[KingFfaj]

oh well, you'll have to look for it your selfin the lampropeltis info and pics bit, its too big