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The milk snake or milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), is a species of kingsnake; 24 subspecies are currently recognized. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (L. t. elapsoides), but is now recognized as a distinct species. [2]
Eastern milk snake jaws are small and delicate, not adapted for ingestion of bulk prey [20].The eastern milk snake is a constrictor. After striking and seizing prey, it quickly wraps its body around the prey animal to suffocate it. It swallows its prey whole.
The Mexican milk snake is fairly short in length and large in width compared to other milk snake subspecies, given that they grow to approximately 24–30 inches (61–76 cm) in length, and that they have more girth overall. [6] It is not venomous, contrary to the coral snake which appears fairly similar to this milk snake.
4. Milk Snakes. Size: 2-4 feet on average. Lifespan: 15-20 years. Milk snakes are another species of colubrid (the same family that corns and garter snakes belong to) that make for popular ...
Eastern milk snake. Lampropeltis triangulum or the Eastern Milk Snakes. A non-venomous rodent eater that can be about 24 to 48 inches long. It can be identified by its smooth scales and a line of ...
The Honduran milk snake is one of the larger subspecies of milk snake, attaining a length of 48 inches in the wild and some captive specimens reaching a length of 5 feet. The Honduran milk snake has a resemblance to the coral snake and this similarity in color, known as Batesian mimicry, helps protect the snake from potential predators. [4]
Andean milk snakes use this bright coloration to fool potential predators into believing that they are also venomous, and too risky to eat. There are several rhymes to help people remember the color difference between harmless milk snakes and the poisonous coral snake. Two rhymes that describe the stripe pattern of these snakes are:
The Sinaloan milk snake is predominantly blood red with distinct rings or bands of black which have thinner cream-colored, whitish, or (rarely) light cream-yellow bands within the black bands. [1] The red rings are bordered near the edge of the ventrals by black pigment, leaving the center of the triad (on the ventral side) with a creamy white.