The snake was found in Lena Crescent September 7 and is being held at the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke
For those who live in or near Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and have lost your desert kingsnake or knows someone who has, the Cambridge & District Humane Society wants to return the pet snake to its owner. The apparent desert kingsnake was found in Lena Crescent September 7 and is being held at the Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge in Nanticoke. It is in good health and was well cared for, staff said. If this is your pet, contact the shelter at 519-623-7722 x223 or lostfound@animalservicescambridge.ca. it will be held at the humane society for 72 hours. Its health and behavior will be assessed. After that, it will be determined if the snake can be adopted out, which can take several days to weeks.
If the snake was kept in the city of Cambridge, it was apparently kept illegally, as according to the city of Cambridge’s animal control bylaws, “no person shall keep or harbour an exotic pet.” The bylaw classifies all snakes that are venomous, poisonous or greater than two metres as ‘exotic.’
The desert kingsnake, (Lampropeltis splendida) is native to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. It is black and yellow in coloration and grows to up to six feet in length, though the average length is closer to three to four feet. It feeds on rodents, reptile eggs, venomous and non-venomous snakes and smaller lizards and other small prey.
