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Lampropeltis pyromelana
Lampropeltis pyromelana, or the Sonoran mountain kingsnake, is a species of colubrid snake residing in western North America. It is a coral snake mimic, having nearly the same pattern on its body, except instead on yellow, the kingsnake has white crossbands. As its name suggests, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake lives mostly on the mountains of its relatively small Sonoran Desert region, in Sonora, Mexico.
Zoo America, Hersey, PA
Too dark for a good series
Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 2, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks you sir.. I will be more careful about ID..
Hi, Nicholas. This looks a lot like a Sonoran mountain kingsnake to me. (Lampropeltis pyromelana)
http://www.reptilesofaz.org/Snakes-Subpa...