Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
Next time you visit our New England Farmyard, take a look into the Reptiles of Connecticut building to see our
beautiful Eastern Milk Snake.
Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
These strikingly patterned snakes are harmless to humans.
Eastern Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
DESCRIPTION: 24-52" (61-132.1 cm). Gray or tan with large chocolate-brown to reddish-brown, black-bordered blotches down back and smaller blotches on sides.
Eastern Milk Snake
Scientific Name: Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Size: 24-52 in. (61-90 cm) in length
PA Status: Abundant ...
Eastern Milk Snake Stats
Scientific Name: Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Family: Colubridae
Adult Size: Most adults are 36 inches or slightly less in length. The record size is 52 inches.
The Eastern Milk Snake suffers from one of the myths about snakes, that it milks cows. That belief/story plainly is not true. Also, people sometimes kill Eastern Milk Snakes because of their resemblance to the Northern Copperhead Snake.
Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)
Description: This is a slender, smooth scaled snake with reddish or brown blotches on a gray or tan background color. There is usually a light "Y" or "V" shaped marking just behind the head.
Eastern Milk Snake - Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Description: 23 5/8 - 35 ½" (60 - 90 cm). Vivid color patterns on dorsum blotched with brown to tan to red bands usually in three rows; mid-dorsal row much larger than lateral rows.
Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum. Uncommon and infrequently encountered in eastern portions of Appalachian Plateau, including Lookout Mountain.
Eastern Milk Snake
This species still occurs within two miles of The Grove, but it is rather uncommon. The March 26, 1855 mention of a "milk snake" may refer to a misidentified fox snake, Elaphe vulpina vulpina.
The Eastern Milk Snake is pale gray to gray brown with a pattern of reddish or brown saddle-shaped blotches on the back. There are sometimes blotches on the lower sides too. The head is pale gray with a dark brown arrowhead pattern similar to the...
However, the Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) does not resemble a coral snake; instead it tends to have similar markings to that of several other snakes, particularly the fox snake and the Copperhead.
Subspecies The eastern milk snake, Lamptopeltis triangulum triangulum, is the only subspecies of milk snake in Minnesota. Speculation of the possible occurrence of the red milk snake L. t. syspila in Minnesota has yet to be thoroughly investigated.
Two subspecies, the eastern milk snake (L. t. triangulum) and the scarlet kingsnake (L. t. elapsoides), are found in our region.
 See also: Snake, Milk Snake, Garter Snake, Racer, Green Snake
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