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title: "Black Kingsnake"
description: "Lampropeltis nigra — Rettili. Lampropeltis nigra, commonly known as the black kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake indigenous to the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-kingsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Kingsnake

> Lampropeltis nigra — Rettili. Lampropeltis nigra, commonly known as the black kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake indigenous to the United States.

- Scientific name: *Lampropeltis nigra*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `zoo` (Zoo e animali domestici)
- iNaturalist observations: 3962
- Wikidata: [Q3216842](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3216842)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60348](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60348)

## Names

- en: Black Kingsnake
- de: Schwarze Kettennatter
- es: Falsa coralillo real negra

## Countries with the most observations

US (3757)

## Summary

Lampropeltis nigra, commonly known as the black kingsnake, is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake indigenous to the United States.  It is a species of kingsnake.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampropeltis_nigra

## Photo

![Black Kingsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-kingsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Shupe · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196661622

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-kingsnake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).