Mole King Snake Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata

Mole King Snakes have an overall light brown appearance. Young specimens have a pattern of narrow, chestnut colored dorsal blotches. Usually as the snake ages the pattern fades.

Mole King Snakes are very fossorial, that is, they spend much of their time burrowing in rodent holes and forest debris. They may be active on the ground surface during daylight in the spring and fall. In the summer, they are more active at night.