ID This SNake Please !!!

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Come on guys, Sea Krait, really!? they have much more yellow and a very obvious dorsal keel compared to cali kings.

no, you do not need to hibernate them at all. keep them at constant temps year round. The only reason you may need to cool them is to induce breeding but you would need to do a lot more reading on this species before you even think about that.
 
If it is inside with ac it will need a heater, if it is not (either outside or without ac) then the problem will be cooling, regardless of their hardiness and ability to adapt to many different situations they still need a hot side and a cold side and should ALWAYS have access to water even though they drink sparingly.
i keep my kings at around 80-85 in the summer with a HOT hot spot of 98 (yes this is hotter than the average care sheet, a combination of research of wild animals and observation of my own under various conditions has led to find this as the ideal range for adults), during this time they are kept on sand and fed in hand (not something all should practice). in fall I begin to cool them to a winter temp of 55 where i switch them to news papers and they sleep without eating for 5-6 months. This is not necessary to do for a pet snake, only for potential breeders and as it was said you definitely need more research before even thinking about that.
 
Yea. Sea Kraits will be more yellow and have this "wide grin" look on their face that is not present in the Cali Kings.

For the OP, please use your brains for a bit and take a look before you pick up anything yes? Either way, might you have picked up a sea krait, you may have been lucky enough since they tend to be incredibly docile.

Cali King it is, plenty of caresheets online, substrate looks kind of rough and sharp, may not be advisable.
 
Kingsnake (Lampropeltis spp.). Colubird, diurnal, boreal, ophiphagus. Although most consider this a non-venomous species, this actually has a very mild venom. As with all colubrids, they're back-fanged (Opisthoglyphous), a weak & inefficient venom delivery system. Envenomation of these species are extremely rare and hardly documented, which would cause much alarm no more than a bloody mozzie bite.
 
And this information is coming from where?
First I was just wondering where you got boreal from.... then i read the rest and have to wonder where you're getting any info....

Yes it is being shown that many colubrids have some venomous properties to their saliva but they are certainly not rear fanged to any degree where they should be called such, and whatever "venom" they have is likely no more harmful that what our own salivary glands produce... In fact, as scientists do decide to hap-hazardously start labeling random harmless snakes as venomous you may as well put in there that people have the potential to be venomous as well. After all it is basically just enzymes built to break down tissue.... not very unlike our own salivary amylase, just stronger.
 
herp_doctor said:
Kingsnake (Lampropeltis spp.). Colubird, diurnal, boreal, ophiphagus. Although most consider this a non-venomous species, this actually has a very mild venom. As with all colubrids, they're back-fanged (Opisthoglyphous), a weak & inefficient venom delivery system. Envenomation of these species are extremely rare and hardly documented, which would cause much alarm no more than a bloody mozzie bite.
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it has been proven that they are not venomous. Some scientist just wanted to make a name for himself and called everything with a saliva gland venomous. Venoms are made from proteins that are mostly harmless and can be found in many animals spit so the line gets blurred every now and then (As is the case with monitor species currently). These snakes are most definitely NOT rear fanged though.
 
@The OP, buying something you don't know you can care for is one thing.
Not knowing what you are buying might kill yourself, is another. Please... be more careful...

Theoretically speaking. It will probably be the case where some non-venomous develop venom in the future, and several generations of venomous, if under the right conditions in captivity, may be subjected to losing their venom.
 
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