A young Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis spendida) from the southeastern corner of Arizona.

A young Desert Kingsnake (Lampropeltis spendida) from the southeastern corner of Arizona.

In the southeastern corner of Arizona, kingsnakes look different than the black and white banded pets many people are familiar with. This Desert Kingsnake, as an example, of a more speckled, chain-link pattern and somewhat more colorful base color. This is, with much variation, similar to how they’ll look throughout the Chihuahuan desert, and much of the subtropical Sonoran.
