Subject: Speckled King Snake, Lampropeltis getula holbrooki

Location: Delta National Forest, Mississippi

Stock Number: 5-8079

Comments: This Kingsnake may occupy a surprisingly wide variety of habitats, including marshes along the Gulf Coast, bottomland swamps, and Ozark uplands.

Speckled Kingsnakes are typically found under logs or rocks, or inside hollow logs or stumps.

The species ranges from southern Iowa to eastern Texas, and east to Alabama.