Call me Scrooge, but the sight of Christmas trees going up as soon as the pumpkins are binned gives me the winter blues. I get the tradition of trees, tinsel and lights but for eight weeks it ...

Speckled kingsnakes vary in size from about eight inches as hatchlings to at least 72 inches as large adults. Typical adult size is 36 to 48 inches. The distribution in Oklahoma is nearly statewide.