Diet: Kingsnakes are mainly cannibalistic. They will dine very frequently on non-venomous and venemous snakes. They will also eat frogs, eggs, birds, lizards, and other rodents.

Physical Appearance:
· Common kingsnakes have a variety of different colors and patterns. Most kingsnakes usually have patterns of alternating black and white bands; these colors can vary from brown, white, cream, or a pale yellow. Mountain kingsnakes can have bands of red. The Suisun Marsh kingsnake is as pictured.

Behavior:
These snakes are constrictors but sometimes shake their tails as a bluff. They hide under anything dark, wet, and cold, such as under logs and stones. If the snake has been caught they can be a bit wild but after awhile in captivity they tend to calm down. Some of the kingsnake species go up trees and hunt for birds or eggs.