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The Andean Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum andesiana) is a species of Milk snake found in the Andes mountains of Colombia. The Andean Milk Snake is red in colour with a series of thin, black bands arranged in pairs interspaced with a thin white band.
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The Atlantic Central American Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum polyzona) is a species of Milk snake distinguished by white scales around the nostrils on a black coloured snout, and found in tropical rainforests.
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The Black Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum gaigae) is a Central American species of Milk Snake found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama. The young
Black Milk Snakes are patterned, but as the animal matures it becomes completely black in colour.
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Blanchard's Milk Snake is a rare species of Milk snake found in lowland and deciduous forests of the Yucatan Peninsula, distinguished by a complete black ring at the start of the dorsum.
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The Central Plains Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis) is an attractive species of Milk snake patterned with about thirty black and reddish-orange bands on a pale brown background coloured dorsum. The Central Plains Milk Snake is a popular choice for captivity, having a mild temperament and adapting easily to eating mice.
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The Conant's Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum conanti) is a Mexican species of Milk snake named after Roger Conant. The Conant's Milk Snake is distinguished by its dorsal pattern of small black rings, spaced far apart. The Conant's Milk Snake occurs mainly in the Sierre Madre del Sur and parts of Oaxaca in Mexico.
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The Dixon's Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum dixoni) is an American species of Milk snake first described in 1983 and named after J R Dixon. The Dixon's Milk Snake has very broad black rings which almost eclipse the red in places, interspersed by bands of very pale yellow. The head and snout are black in colour, and the nape pale yellow.
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The Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) is a North American species of Milk snake found in the East Coast region of North America. Unlike most other Milk snakes, the Eastern Milk Snake is not the usual red/black/white colour but often has a base colour of pale brown, dark red or grey with darker coloured saddles outlined with black or dark brown.
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The Ecuadorian Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis) is the largest species of the Milk snakes, reaching a length of 148 cm, and is the most southerly occurring species being found in Panama and Ecuador. The Ecuadorian Milk Snake has a short series of ten to eighteen broad dorsal rings and yellow scales on the head.
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The Guatemalan Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum abnorma) is a species of Milk Snake found in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. The species is distinguished by a broad white band on the snout of a glossy black coloured head.
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