The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

MILK SNAKE

Milk snake is a common name for American snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
Milk snakes occur in a wide range of habitats, and are about 50 cm to 170 cm in length when fully grown, with larger species occurring further south (in South and Central America). The tail is usually about 14% of the total snake's length, being slightly longer in the male than the female. Milk snakes are usually red, but sometimes orange, brown or grey in colour with black and yellow or white coloured rings or saddles. The belly is usually whitish in colour, sometimes Checkered with a black pattern or black in colour with a reddish orange coloured pattern.
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