# Florida kingsnake

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Subspecies of snake

Florida kingsnake Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Lampropeltis Species: L. getula Subspecies: L. g. floridana Trinomial name Lampropeltis getula floridana (Holbrook, 1838)

***Lampropeltis getula floridana*** or the **Florida kingsnake** is a [snake](/source/Snake) [subspecies](/source/Subspecies) native to southern [Florida](/source/Florida). On average, they grow between 3.5–5 ft but 6 ft individuals have been recorded.

## Care

Like other [kingsnakes](/source/Kingsnakes), this species is relatively easy to care for. They can be housed in a 20–40 gallon [aquarium](/source/Aquarium) with [aspen](/source/Aspen) shavings for them to burrow in. (Pine shavings are toxic to reptiles.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]) The temperature should be around 84F-90F degrees during the day, and nighttime temperatures should range between 68F and 75F degrees. Like other snakes commonly kept in captivity, they should feed on pinkie or fuzzie [mice](/source/Mice) as babies, then gradually increase in size until the snake reaches adulthood, which by then they should be eating large mice.[1]

## Gallery

		- Adult male from South Florida

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Florida King Snake (L. Getula floridana) Care Sheet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090901053032/http://www.reptipro.com/care-sheets/snakes/84-florida-king-snake-l-getula-floridana-care-sheet.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.reptipro.com/care-sheets/snakes/84-florida-king-snake-l-getula-floridana-care-sheet.html) on September 1, 2009.

[https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/lampropeltis-getula-floridana/](https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/lampropeltis-getula-floridana/)

Taxon identifiers Lampropeltis getula floridana Wikidata: Q6482595 Wikispecies: Lampropeltis floridana EoL: 1280649 GBIF: 5224498 iNaturalist: 237052 ITIS: 209249 NCBI: 165020 Open Tree of Life: 675036

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