A. gigas I am truly sorry, I have not yet felt the pain of losing a reptile but have lost a dog and a cat. I am sorry for your loss, she was a beautiful snake. By the way the pics are beautiful especially the one with the flower. Keep ya head high.
King snakes in my opinion are some of the easiest and interactive snakes. I caught a wild one at 2 1/2 feet, named the snake Omega. He died at 6 feet. My first and last snake. He would come and curl up in my lap and sit there for hours while I watched t. v or read.
Their deaths hit very hard, seems like an emptiness. Sending my sincerest condolences.