Kingsnakes & Milk snakes

The almost 50 valid species and subspecies of king snakes and milk snakes, genus Lampropeltis, are among the most colorful and widely-known snakes of the Americas. Because of their bright colors, hardiness, gentle temperaments, and relative ease of captive-breeding, the kingsnakes and milk snakes have become very popular with serious hobbyists and are always in demand. For the first time, all the species and subspecies of Lampropeltis have been treated in detail and fully illustrated in color in one book. All the valid taxa are to be found here, along with many problematical forms of interest to both hobbyists and herpetologists. Detailed information on the care and captive-breeding of kingsnakes is sure to be of use to every hobbyist and can only lead to increasing popularity of captive-bred specimens of these snakes. This is a book that every serious hobbyist and herpetologist needs to read before his next trip to the pet shop or field.