Kingsnakes

Range

Kingsnakes are native to North America, where they are found in much of the United States and into Mexico. The genus has adapted to a wide variety of habitats, including tropical forests, shrublands, and deserts. Kingsnakes are found coast-to-coast across North America, with some as far north as Montana, North Dakota, New Jersey, Illinois and Ohio; south of those areas, there are kingsnakes to be found in nearly every corner of the lower-48 United States. Kingsnakes are also found virtually coast-to-coast across México, all the way down to the México-Guatemala border. Further south from there, milksnakes become the more predominant kingsnake in Central America, such as the Honduran milk snake.