Hello from Toronto

Jpham33 · 02-09-17, 06:41 PM

Hello all, this is my first time posting on any forum.

I have 2 kingsnakes, a Mexican Black Kingsnake and a Durango Mountain kingsnake. I bought the durango from a shop and that's what they told me it was. MBK was bought from an expo.

I got both June 2014 as hatchlings/juveniles and there is a big size difference between the 2 right now. I just recorded some data a couple days ago. Durango weighs 207g at 2ft 10in, and the MBK weighs 353g at 3ft 3in.

rill90 · 02-10-17, 01:32 PM

Nice snakes dude!

trailblazer295 · 02-10-17, 03:04 PM

Welcome to the forum. Great looking kings.

MartinD · 02-10-17, 05:13 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum

TRD · 02-10-17, 05:21 PM

Nice snakes, sizes seem normal to me. Lampropeltis mexicana is a small species which will top out at about 3 ft normally. Lampropeltis getula nigrita is also not a big species among the other getula, they'll reach anywhere from 3 to 4 ft when adult (3-4 years). It's normal your MBK will be larger than the Durango

dave himself · 02-11-17, 01:53 AM

Hi and welcome

uhhlise_nacole · 02-12-17, 08:24 PM

never owned a colubrid but have admired MBK's for quite some time. they've got such an elegant look about them