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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]
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum, commonly known as the eastern milk snake or eastern milksnake, is a subspecies of the milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum). [3] The nonvenomous, colubrid snake is indigenous to eastern and central North America .
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]
Lampropeltis micropholis, commonly known as the Ecuadorian milk snake, is a species of milk snake. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, ...
King snakes and milk snakes must be housed separately (except during the breeding season) because they are cannibalistic. Sinaloan milk snakes can live an average of 22 years in captivity and have been known to live as long as 27 years. They can be flighty and will typically defecate when initially handled, though they will rarely bite.
The snake has 13 to 18 red rings and commonly has a dark-flecked light snout (in rare cases, the snout is mostly black). [1] While the red bands are quite wide, the black ones are noticeably thinner, and the white is very thin. [1] There is practically no black tipping on both the white and the red scales. [1]
They are red, black, and white or yellow as hatchlings. When they are between 6 and 10 months of age, the black milk snakes will begin to change colors, and start to turn black as they grow to adulthood. Adult black milk snakes average between 48 and 76 inches (4 feet – 6 feet 4 inches), but some have been known to grow up to 7 feet in length.
Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli, commonly known as the Pueblan milk snake or Campbell's milk snake, is an egg-laying subspecies of non-venomous colubrid snake. It is commonly bred in captivity and is found in several color variations. When handled, it can discharge a pungent-smelling exudate from its cloaca as a presumed defense mechanism.