Identification of male and female of King Snake

King snake artificial breeding sometimes needs to be kept for seed use, it is necessary to identify the male and female of king snake, do a good job of breeding pairing, male and female should be appropriate, so as not to waste male snake or reduce fertilization rate, for the male and female identification of king snake, many people who have just come into contact with king snake still do not know much, let's take a look at the male and female identification of king snake!

Living environment of king snake

The king snake is the fastest growing snake among all non-venomous snakes (except python). It inhabits mountains, plains and hilly areas. It is active in rivers, ponds, reservoirs and other places near water. It is agile, fierce, crawling fast and climbing trees.

SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE KING SNAKE

1. Distinguish from the appearance of the snake: The male king snake cloaca to tail is thicker and longer than the female snake, and the thick to thin is slowly thinning. The female snake tail is shorter, and thick places to thin places obvious, if the snake tail compared to the cone, the male snake is long, the female snake cone is short.

2. Squeeze mating apparatus identification: Squeeze the mating apparatus of the snake is the best way to identify it. Squeeze it from the tail of the snake to the cloaca with one finger. The company will squeeze out a pair of mating apparatuses with meat thorns on them, but the female snake does not.

3. Inspection and identification with probe: The probe is faster and simpler to identify the male and female king snakes. It is inserted from the cloaca hole to the tail. The male king snake is deeper than the female snake, because the scrotum bag of the male snake should be filled with the male mating organ, while the female snake is shallower.

Life Habits of King Snakes

1. Environment: The king snake is the fastest growing snake among non-venomous snakes (except python). It inhabits mountains, plains and hilly areas. It is active in riverside, pond edge, reservoir area and other places near water. It is agile, fierce, crawling fast and climbing trees.

2. Feeding habits: The king snake is a kind of omnivorous snake, which preys on frogs, birds, rodents and various bird eggs. When food is scarce, it even devours its own young snake or its own kind.

3. Toxicity: The king snake is non-toxic and relies on its strong body and strong winding power to prey.

4. Breeding: The king snake breeds for spawning. It lays eggs in June to July every year, with 8-15 eggs each time. The incubation period is about 40-45 days.