Milk Snake
Coluber triangulum LaCépède, 1788
Pseudoëlaps Y Berthold, 1843
Ablabes triangulum - Duméril & Bibron, 1854
Lampropeltis triangula - Cope, 1860
Coronella triangulum - Boulenger, 1894
Osceola doliata triangula - Cope, 1900
Lampropeltis triangulum, commonly known as a milk snake or milksnake, (French: Couleuvre tachetée; Spanish: Culebra-real coralillo) is a species of king snake. There are 24 subspecies of milk snakes. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as the subspecies L. t. elapsoides, but is now recognized as a distinct species. The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. Some authorities suggest that this species may be split into several separate species. They are not dangerous to humans.
Read more about Milk Snake: Geographic Range, Description, Habitat, Behavior, Diet, Reproduction, Conservation Status, Subspecies
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