Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

The Milk Snake is a colorful, banded king snake found across much of North America. Its red-black-white banding mimics venomous coral snakes. The name comes from a myth that it milked cows.

Habitat

Forests, rocky hillsides, farmland, and suburban areas

Diet

Rodents, lizards, and occasionally other snakes

How common

Common

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