Which books do you recommend ?

[Louis Z]

Need a general husbandry book on kingsnakes. Which books are a must have? Really don't want a pet store book with lots of pretty pictures . Need one that talks about feeding, brumation, diseases etc...

[Scubadiver59]

Welcome to sSNAKESs! I don't have any books yet and rely on web searches and knowledge from our forum members. I'll be interested to see which books anyone recommends.

[TRD]

Most books are old... husbandry advances quite fast, even for species that have been kept in captivity for a long time. Research is ever evolving as well as wild life observation technology.

It's better to information for actual keepers that are up to date about latest advances then from a book.

Same for caresheets on the internet which are for a large part copy-paste & reword from a few sources and not kept up to date.

Especially if you are looking beyond basic care (=xyz bedding, water bowl, 2 hides, a lamp on a stat for x temp, and drop in a mouse every once in a while), it can be a real challenge to find good information.

[pet_snake_78]

Some of the specifics on here might be a bit old school but if you haven't already combed through here, I recon he knows a thing or two about kingsnakes Applegate Reptiles Home Page

[Louis Z]

Thamnks SD59 for the warm welcome . TRD I totally understand how easily info goes out of date . That is why I was so worried about wasting money on lots of books picked off amazon that were not worthy . Pet snake 78 thanks that apple gate website perfect and they have two books : one online and the other I can order .

[Albert Clark]

Originally Posted by pet_snake_78

Some of the specifics on here might be a bit old school but if you haven't already combed through here, I recon he knows a thing or two about kingsnakes Applegate Reptiles Home Page

This was a amazing recommendation pet_snake!
I will add to the request for recommendations in.... Kingsnakes and Milksnakes by Ronald G. Markel