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Lampropeltis triangulum californiae
A form species within the king snake family. This is a juvenile about 50cm and can grow up to 1.2m. They are immune to rattlesnake venom and pray on them regularly. Here is a video link filming the results of what happens when...
About photo: The photo was taken at night. A Canon 600EX-RT speedlite was used on camera (unfortunately) as I was holding my camera on a monopod, a scorpion light, a torch light, and used a head mounted light for focusing.
''Lampropeltis triangulum'', commonly known as a milk snake or milksnake, is a species of king snake. There are 24 subspecies of milk snakes. ''Lampropeltis elapsoides'', the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as the subspecies ''L. t. elapsoides'', but is now recognized as a distinct species. The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. Some authorities suggest that this species may be split into several separate species. They are not.. more
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What is a scorpion light btw? Posted 8 years ago