Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Familie: Colubrid Snakes (Colubridae) Orden: Squamates or Scaly Reptiles (Squamata)

Size:  The largest subspecies reach 183 cm, but most are smaller. The subspecies in the photo, the Sinaloan Milk Snake, grows to 122 cm. Distribution:  S. Canada (Ontario), E. and C. USA, Mexico, Central America, NW. South America. References: Conant, R. & Collins, J.T. 1998. A field guide to reptiles and amphibians. Eastern and Central North America. 3rd edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 616 pp. Köhler, G. 2001. Reptilien and Amphibien Mittelamerikas. Vol. 2. Schlangen. Herpeton, Offenbach. 174 pp. Markel, R.G. 1990. Kingsnakes and milk snakes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City. 144 pp. Stebbins, R.C. 2003. A field guide to western reptiles and amphibians. 3rd edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 533 pp. Text & layout: Rune Midtgaard

Gallery Home At first sight, the Milk Snake looks very much like some of the dangerously venomous coral snakes, but it differs from these in the arrangement of the coloured bands: in the Milk Snake, white and red/orange/yellow are separated by black bands, whereas they touch in the coral snakes. © Rune Midtgaard. The Milk Snake is found in a large number of highly variable subspecies. In this photo you see the Sinaloan Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae). © Rune Midtgaard.