Size Differencesįully grown king snakes are slightly longer than Ball Pythons. Comparison Between Kingsnakes and Ball Pythons 1. Lastly, adult ball pythons like wrapping themselves around human arm or waist but maybe quickly unwrapped if necessary.įun Fact: Approximately 30,000 to 50,000 ball pythons are shipped to the United States each year, most of which are hatchlings from wild pythons. They also have a pleasant disposition, a long lifetime, and a wide range of looks and colors. They are popular pets in Europe and North America due to their size, demeanor, and low cost. The underside of a ball python is off-white or light grey and is featured with some grey spots.īall pythons are gentle and easy-to-handle snakes, which make excellent pets. The markings on adult ball pythons range from medium to dark chocolate brown.
The skull is black, while the face has bright stripes and a black mask over the eyes.
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They have triangular heads attributed to the presence of a series of pits on either side of their mouth. The nose of a ball python is boxy, and the head is flat with a thin neck. When they are anxious or disturbed, they roll up into a ball with their head in the center.Īlthough these snakes are gentle, they can be aggressive if disturbed they might strike and bite continuously, leaving many superficial lacerations. They are powerful constrictors only found in Western and Central Africa, inhabiting grasslands of the savanna desert, open woodlands, forest margins, and other open places with some cover.įun Fact: Ball pythons are known for their “balling” defense technique, thus their name. Ball Python OverviewĪ ball python, often known as the royal python, is one of the tiniest of all pythons, reaching just 4 or 5 feet in length. Coral snakes have red and yellow bands adjacent to each other, but scarlet kingsnakes have red and black bands next to each other. Despite their similar color, the two have differing patterns. Some subspecies like the scarlet Kingsnake mimic the look of a venomous coral snake as natural protection. Moreover, they can quickly adapt to life in captivity because they have a vast geographic range and live in various habitats and conditions.įun Fact: Kingsnake can exude a foul odor, produce angry hissing sounds, and shake their tails amidst dry leaves mimicking a rattlesnake to deter an intruder.
This is because when domesticated, they become docile. These patterns’ color ranges from yellow, white, red, orange, and tan.ĭespite being flighty, kingsnakes make excellent pets and are very popular in the United States. Their smooth scales span from gleaming black to dark brown and have longitudinal stripes running from their heads to their tails across their backs with either stripes, speckles, spots, or patches connecting on the sides. Kingsnakes are primarily terrestrial, but some species are semi-arboreal hence are adaptable to deserts, grasslands, wetlands, valleys, and estuaries. They are endemic throughout the United States. Kingsnakes typically range between 2 and 6 feet long.
Once it catches its prey, it grasps it with its teeth and starts squeezing it.
They also prey on frogs, tiny turtles, lizards, rodents, birds, bird eggs, and turtle eggs. Venomous snakes like rattlesnakes and cottonmouths are no exception, as a kingsnake is immune to pit viper venom. A king snake has the most powerful squeeze globally thus, it can kill and consume snakes up to 20% bigger than its size, including other constrictors.
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