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Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum Photo by Amphibians and Reptiles of Ontario

Milk Snake Overview

Lampropeltis triangulum is a geographically diverse species of snake whose over 24 subspecies are found throughout the Americas. The species is nonvenomous, and therefore not a threat to humans, although its coloration often mimics that of its poisonous cousins, the coral snakes. The common name "milk snake" comes from the myth that these snakes wander into barns to drink milk from cows, which, of course, it doesn't.

It is my humble hope that this page will be a resource for anyone interested in learning more about this species and especially for those interested in Connecticut herpetology, for which there are few readily available sources of information when compared to many other states. I also hope that through greater general awareness of the nature of these wonderful creatures beyond their superficial beauty, a greater appreciation and respect for them may be fostered.

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Listing of Species

Here are the 24 subspecies of Lampropeltis triangulum as reported by Kingsnake.com and www.worldzoo.org:

SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME
Lampropeltis triangulum abnormata	Guatemalan Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum amaura	Louisiana Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum andeseana	Andean Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum arcifera	Jalisco Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum blanchardi	Blanchard's or Yucatan Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli	Pueblan Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops	New Mexico/Big Bend Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum conanti	Conant's Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum dixoni	Dixon's Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides	Scarlet Kingsnake
Lampropeltis triangulum gaigeae	Black Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis	Central Plains Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis	Honduran Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis	Equadoran Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum multistrata	Pale Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni	Nelson's Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum oligozona	Pacific Central American Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum polyzona	Atlantic Central American Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae	Sinaloan Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum smithi	Smith's Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum stuarti	Stuart's Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila	Red Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum taylori	Utah Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum	Eastern Milk Snake

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