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California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

California kingsnakes are opportunistic feeders and common food items include rodents, birds, other reptiles and amphibians. All kingsnakes are non-venomous, but are powerful constrictors and generally kill their prey through suffocation. California kingsnakes seem to have the strongest squeeze proportionate to body size of any snake and twice that of a similarly sized rat snakes. ​

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