Fun Fact Friday
Green Tree Monitor

Comment below, what is your favorite fun fact about green tree monitors?

While you consider your comment, enjoy this fantastically framed photo of a Green Tree monitor.

Photo taken by kingsnake user slither savvy

What a weekend! Thank you to all who took the time to stop by the kingsnake booth at PACNWRS Puyallup and especially for your excitement that we're here for you!

We appreciate each of you, love hearing your stories of past adventures on the site and your ideas of where to grow from here. Thank you all!

Even managed to take a few pictures this time

Here is one of Yasser, Nick Mutton and Jon Poff
Check the photo gallery for a couple more.

Greg Pandelis, collections manager at the ARDRC and coauthor of the latest scientific publication on the distribution of Texas reptiles. Photo from Fox4

Rumor has it rattlesnakes are everywhere in Texas, but the reality is quite different. Recently a Western Diamondback was discovered in a garage in Denton County, Texas which is out of their normal range. They typically are found more in the drier, desert areas of Texas rather than the more forested, which is where Denton County is located. The animal is now at University of Texas at Arlington’s Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center (ARDRC).

Pandelis believes the snake came from a small undetected population within Denton County rather than migrating from neighboring areas.

"This is especially odd because of how common that snake generally is," Pandelis said. "It’s not something that usually eludes detection. So this specimen is very important and interesting because it will reform our understanding of not just where the species occurs in Texas, but maybe even what its habitat requirements are and what its limits are, as far as where it can occur and where it can’t. Having this individual snake preserved as a research specimen is so important because it will fill a gap in our understanding of this species and will be used in studies being done on Diamondback biology," said Pandlis.

To read the full article and learn how important citizen scientists can be, click here!

PACNWRS Expo this weekend in Puyallup Washington.
Come by say hi and checkout the new merch!

Looking forward to visiting with you all in the PNW!

Did you have kingsnake at two expos in Jan2026 on your bingo card?

Photo Credit: : Frank C. Müller/wikimedia commons, Bryan Berlin/Wikimedia Commons

When Rose Byrne received her Golden Globe she made sure to tell everywhere why her husband was not at her side.

"I want to thank my husband Bobby Cannavale who couldn't be here," Byrne said. "We're getting a bearded dragon and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey. Thank you, thank you baby."

While she seems apprehensive about feeding crickets, Rose, we got you, they also eat vegetation and more of that than bugs down the road. And they eat more bug than crickets! We would love to help teach you more.

Also WHO SOLD THE BEARDIE! Are you on here! Tell us! HA! The last time a reptile show made this much of a stir was when Leonardo DiCarpiro bought a Sulcata from NARBC.

To read the article we grabbed the info from, click here.

Happy Meander Monday,
Mosey on over to our new Mobile friendly classifieds and Make yourself happy seeing some cool animals and our Make over.

Here's a screenshot of Goatsby's gila monster ad in kingsnake's new mobile friendly view.

Click MOBILE up top to see our new mobile friendly classifieds.

Release the
MOBILE FRIENDLY KINGSNAKE SITE!!

You asked, and you shall now receive.

Up by our logo, click on mobile
And be transported to the first iteration of a new mobile friendly kingsnake!!!

ONLY the classifieds are currently updated.
BUT HEY!
You can upload a photo from your phone and we'll resize for you.
YUP our development team is amazing!!

Go scroll, post and enjoy kingsnake's classifieds!



Photo is a water moccasin that was being released by BowieKinfe357, posted to kingsnake photo gallery.

Kingsnake is at the Reptile Super Show January 10th and 11th

Come see us!

This Tantalizing green Tree python Thoughtfully Theorizing Terrific Thoughts Toward you This Thursday


Originally posted to kingsnake by counter09

Wrestling Water Monitors Welcoming you to Wednesday

How many of you eagle eyes spotted the sneak peek at our new logo?

Well here it is for you front and center!
Additionally here is our new logo with our current grey banded kingsnake inspired mascot.

All of this was drawn by an artist who's been a reptile enthusiast for +30years. No AI, drawn by an artist.

Come see us at Pomona Reptile Super Show this weekend and say hello!

Monday Mentions

THANK YOU to all the people who've been sharing about Kingsnake!

Today we change our policy. To date kingsnake has not shared those who share us. After careful consideration, we have decided to re-share or thank everyone we can who shares about us.

Kingsnake is for everyone. We appreciate everyone who's spreading the word KS is updating to be what you need and to be your central hub with Classifieds, forums, events / expos, real people to chat and discuss with and more.

We'll start re-sharing what you all are sharing about us.

Shout out to a bunch we have seen:
Jeremy Turgeon - Thank you for the amazing videos and shout outs
Yasser Moustafa - Thank you for all the support and shout outs
Nick Burgener - Thank you for the comments and shout outs
Steve Angeli - Thanks for introductions to people who want to talk to us
Jeff Greene - Thank you for spreading the word
Mike Schultz - Maybe we are building rockets, great video.
Tyler Nolan - Thank you for posting about us and wanting to be involved
Aaron Pauling - Thank you for sharing so many of our posts
Gary Orner Jr - Thank you for the shares and spreading the word
Adam Grayson - Thank you for telling the Heloderma group to support us
Thank you Rodney Boalich and Spencer Vance for having us on your podcast.
Thank you Jeff Galewood and David Levinson, for having us on your podcast.
Thank you PACNWRS for the collaboration to support up and comers.


Thank you to so many others who have come to us to help, and/or have cool things in the works with us that we can't mention yet.

Who else have you seen sharing us?
The internet is vast, we want to see the greatness you all post and say thanks.

Kingsnake is very excited to have been asked by PACNWRS to partner in supporting up and coming youth and young adults in the community.

Vending expos is complex. Especially your first one.
PACNWRS and Kingsnake are running a contest to help an up and coming youth or young adult to vend their first expo.

The winner will receive a booth at PACNWRS Expo, help from PACNWRS and Kingsnake to design their logo, $250 for materials (banner, etc) and have their booth placed next to Kingsnake so they'll have support all weekend.

Apply now.
Share the link with up and comers in the Pacific NorthWest.
Spread the word.

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Lost count, the pacific giant centipede has way more legs than your typical king snake.

Scolopendra subspinipes - the Vietnamese or Pacific Giant Centipede

Happy Venomous Friday

With 2025 in the rearview mirror.

We're very thankful for everyone who's reached out and supported the transition of kingsnake.com

We're excited and looking forward to our growth and evolution in 2026

Be on the lookout for sneak peeks and new things rolling out soon.