However, red blotches instead of bands are seen in some populations. They have smooth and shiny scales and their typical color pattern is alternating bands of red-black-yellow or white-black-red. Generally more tropical populations, from Mexico and further south, reach larger adult sizes than milk snakes living in the temperate zones.
Males typically are larger than females in maturity, although females can be bulkier than males similar in length, as well. However, unusually large milk snakes can become rather bulkier than average-sized adults and potentially weigh up to 750 to 1,400 g (1.65 to 3.09 lb), though high weights as such are generally reported from captivity. They appear to be one of the smaller species of the kingsnake genus, as adults in the wild apparently average from 38 to 225 g (1.3 to 7.9 oz) in North America and most typically do not exceed a total length of 90 cm (35 in). Milk snakes commonly exceed 60 cm (24 in) in total length (including tail), with very large specimens known to reach total lengths of 120 to 132 cm (47 to 52 in). They are distributed from southeastern Canada through most of the continental United States to Central America, south to western Ecuador and northern Venezuela in northern South America. Some authorities suggest that this species could be split into several separate species. The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. elapsoides, but is now recognized as a distinct species. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as the subspecies L. Lampropeltis triangulum, commonly known as the milk snake or milksnake, is a species of kingsnake 24 subspecies are currently recognized.
ĭeutsch: Rote Konigsnatter, Milchschlange, Dreiecksnatter Lampropeltis triangulum at the New Reptile Database. Sites Jr., 2012: Feeding Ecology of the Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum, Colubridae) in the Western United States. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, 2nd ed. 1970: Natural history of the Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) in northeastern Kansas. Catalogue of the Colubridae in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with notes and descriptions of new species. lmprimerie du Roi, Hôtel de Thou, Paris, 671 pp.Ĭope, E.D. Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes Ovipares et de Serpens. Lampropeltis triangulum - Stebbins, 1985: 194 Lampropeltis polyzona blanchardi - Schmidt & Andrews, 1936 (Villa et al.) Lampropeltis polyzonus - Ditmars, 1934 (fide Villa, et al. triangulumĪblabes triangulum - Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 315 (?) Milk snake ( Lampropeltis triangulum), Photo: Michael Lahanas
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