Latest kingsnake research
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- Reptile species classification using Swin Transformers for biodiversity conservation in the Canary Islands
Ruymán Hernández-López, F. Delgado, Sergio Celada-Bernal et al. · The Visual Computer · 2026-05 · open access
Abstract The Canary Islands, internationally recognized as a biodiversity hot spot, possess unique ecological characteristics including endemic reptile species that face substantial threats from invasive alien species. Particularly, concerning is the California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae…
- Towards the design of a selective trap for an invasive snake.
López-Darias M, Saavedra Bolaños JF, Sánchez Rivero JM et al. · Journal of environmental management · 2026-05 · open access
- Predation on a Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) by a Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) in Oklahoma, USA, with notes on opossum-snake interactions
Owen Edwards, Neil R. Balchan · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2026-02 · open access
- Shelter and microhabitat use by an invasive snake: Control implications
Borja Maestresalas, Julien C. Piquet, Marta López‐Darias · Global Ecology and Conservation · 2026-01 · open access
- Zoonotic bacteria in invasive California Kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae from Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Pino-Vera R, Abreu-Acosta N, Foronda P · PloS one · 2025-10 · open access
Introduction Invasive species can spread pathogens to newly colonised areas and indirectly affect animals and humans. In the Canary Islands territory (Spain), the California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) is one of the most relevant invasive species because its predatory habits, however,…
- Helminths of the Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula (L.), and the Mole Kingsnake, Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook) (Squamata: Colubridae), from North Carolina, U.S.A.
James R. Flowers, Jeffrey C. Beane · Comparative Parasitology · 2025-09
- Helminths of the Eastern Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula (L.), and the Mole Kingsnake, Lampropeltis rhombomaculata (Holbrook) (Squamata: Colubridae), from North Carolina, U.S.A.
Flowers JR, Beane JC · Comparative Parasitology · 2025-09
- Kingsnake
Joan Tate · ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst) · 2025-05 · open access
- Validation of eDNA methods for managing the terrestrial invasive snake Lampropeltis californiae on the Canary Islands.
López-González M, Piquet JC, Maestresalas B et al. · Scientific reports · 2025-04 · open access
Invasive snakes are among the most challenging invaders worldwide due to their exceptionally low detection rate and grave ecological impacts. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a promising tool to improve invasive snake detection and enhancing management programs, yet its application to…
- AN INVESTIGATION OF AN AMYLOID-LIKE DEPOSITION DISORDER IN REPTILES.
Gilbert S, Pacheco R, Armien AG et al. · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2025-03
- Lampropeltis getula (Eastern Kingsnake). Diet.
J. Sean Doody, George L. Heinrich, Madden Haag, Tyler Krotenberg, Roel de Plecker, and Alexander Alken · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Emergence of genetic diversity of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from snakes in China.
Xiao G, Zhang Y, Li Z et al. · Parasitology international · 2024-11
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- Temperature as an effective biosecurity tool against invasive snakes.
Piquet JC, Maestresalas B, López-Darias M · Journal of thermal biology · 2024-09 · open access
- Mystifying Mountain Mimics: Two Sister Species of Kingsnake Show Different Trends in Mimetic Accuracy in Allopatry with Coral Snakes
Dallin B. Kohler, Taylor S. Probst, Jacob A. Searcy et al. · Western North American Naturalist · 2024-07
- Helicosporidium sp. infection in a California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae ): Spillover of a pathogen of invertebrates to a vertebrate host.
Asin J, Childress AL, Dervas E et al. · Veterinary pathology · 2024-06 · open access
Helicosporidium is a genus of nonphotosynthetic, green algae in the family Chlorellaceae , closely related to Prototheca . It is a known pathogen of invertebrates, and its occurrence in vertebrates has not been documented. A captive, 10-month-old, male, albino California kingsnake ( Lampropeltis…
- Eastern Black Kingsnake Lampropeltis nigra dorsal scale colouration primarily adapted for thermoregulation
Caleb A. Aldridge, Scott A. Rush · Herpetological Journal · 2024-03
- Surgical Excision of an Extratesticular Anaplastic Carcinoma in a Variable Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis mexicana ).
Zappone V, Rifici C, Marino M et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024-03 · open access
An adult male variable kingsnake ( Lampropeltis mexicana ) was presented for examination due to a three-week history of anorexia and obvious body deformities. On objective examination the animal was in poor condition, and on palpation, an intracoelomic mass was noted approximately in the distal…
- An open dataset of anticoagulant rodenticides in liver samples from California kingsnakes and raptors in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain).
Martín-Cruz B, Rial-Berriel C, Acosta-Dacal A et al. · Data in brief · 2023-12 · open access
- The Use of Operant Conditioning to Enhance the Management and Welfare of Captive Kingsnakes
Liam A. Sinclair · Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases · 2023-11
- Welcome to Paradise
Natalie M. Claunch, Keara L. Clancy, Madison E. A. Harman et al. · 2023-11
- Potential exposure of native wildlife to anticoagulant rodenticides in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain): Evidence from residue analysis of the invasive California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae).
Martín-Cruz B, Cecchetti M, Simbaña-Rivera K et al. · The Science of the total environment · 2023-11 · open access
- Florida Kingsnake (Lampropeltis floridana) consumes a juvenile Burmese Python (Python molurus bivitattus) in southern Florida
Peter F. Crawford, Jose A. Torres, Jacquelyn C. Guzy et al. · Reptiles & Amphibians · 2023-10 · open access
- One Health Approach: Invasive California Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae ) as an Important Source of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Salmonella Clones on Gran Canaria Island.
Santana-Hernández KM, Rodríguez-Ponce E, Medina IR et al. · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023-05 · open access
1. Introduction The Canary Islands are considered a hotspot of Atlantic biodiversity due to their strategic geographical location, volcanic origin, and close contact with Africa and Europe. This archipelago has a great diversity of endemic reptiles that form a large part of its terrestrial fauna.…
- Spatial ecology to strengthen invasive snake management on islands.
Maestresalas B, Piquet JC, López-Darias M · Scientific reports · 2023-04 · open access
Knowledge on the spatial ecology of invasive predators positively contributes to optimizing their management, especially when involving cryptic and secretive species, such as snakes. However, this information is lacking for most invasive snakes, particularly on islands, where they are known to…
- Complex cycles of divergence and migration shape lineage structure in the common kingsnake species complex
Harrington S, Burbrink FT · Journal of biogeography · 2023-02
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