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Originally Posted by Karl_Mcknight
Wow, I just saw this thread. Cute little snake. How big do these guys get? Are they similar in Nature to a Corn Snake?
I have been looking at Mexican Black King snakes myself and may get one next summer.
Good luck with Clyde.
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They are similar in nature and care, though they need a 90 degree warm side. They are not known to need a lot of humidity, but some like mine need a humid hide due to incomplete shed-- same kind of humid hide you'd make for a corn. They are known to be docile and are good eaters of f/t mice once started. Over feeding is possible. They are prone to mouth injury from substrate if fed in viv, hence the paper towel substrate. They can be kept on aspen, but definitely not fed on it. They like a lot of clutter for security. The males get about 2.5 to possibly 3 ft and the females are 4 to 5 ft long. They are slender bodied like corns. It is said that they are a bit more bitey and flighty as babies than corns, but that's not true in my case. Clyde was quite patient and mellow during the shed assist, especially since he had just traveled from Idaho in a box last week and I hadn't handled him before!
I love Mexican black kings. I think it is a real blessing to keep and learn about more than one kind of snake. Best wishes on that.
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Originally Posted by Nanci
I love house snakes!!
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awesome!