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End of January 2026:
What a month, this one flew by with exciting moments here at kingsnake.
We made it to our first expos on the west coast, RSS and PACNWRS.
We are humbled and so thankful for your support, posting and sharing about us, inviting us to your podcasts, posting to kingsnake classifieds, and purchasing our new merch, THANK YOU!
We were able to release a mobile friendly version of our classifieds and got to dig deeper into what our community needs and wants.
We are so pleased to have had a chance to meet with some of you in person, share stories and chat about kingsnake’s past and future.
You all are so creative and inspiring and we would not be here without your support.

Thank you for an amazing January!

Fun Fact Friday
Green Tree Monitor

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

While skin bone plates are well studied in crocodylians (shown here in a gharial, in purple), their presence in lizards and snakes has long remained poorly understood. CT data provided by Jaimi Gray (2022, UF 33421) via MorphoSource. With the horrible weather, it seems a great time to get into this study that looks at the how and why of osteoderms or the bony skin plate that many reptiles have and this awesome study gets deep into it! The original belief was that animals with the bony plated scales all had a similar ancestor, but now with modern technology that has been disproven. So what was the origin?

We found that most lizards first evolved osteoderms during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous, more than 100 million years ago. At that time, some of the most iconic dinosaurs roamed the Earth, including the towering Brachiosaurus, the fierce Allosaurus, and the plate-backed Stegosaurus. The climate and ecosystems were changing rapidly, creating new challenges and opportunities. Armour may have helped lizards survive predators, cope with harsh environments, or move into new habitats.

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!

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.

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!

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."

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.

Release the
MOBILE FRIENDLY KINGSNAKE SITE!!

You asked, and you shall now receive.

Thank you for the incredible Welcome Back at Reptile Super Show in California this last weekend!

It was delightful to meet sooo many of you. Thank you all for your support.
I loved chatting with you and loved when you came back around to show me what you picked up. Thoroughly enjoyed hearing your ideas to make kingsnake better, I'm listening.
Your fun stories of growing up on kingsnake and your thanks and excitement that kingsnake remains, and is being updated made the weekend a complete success.

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.

Monday Mentions

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