Eastern Milk Snake
(Lampropeltis
triangulum triangulum) |
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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. Light Y- or
V-shaped patch on nape of neck. Scales smooth, in 19-23 rows.
Anal plate single.
STATUS:
RANGE: Appalachian Mountains to north.
Georgia and Alabama and westward to west Tennessee and Kentucky;
south on east coast to north New Jersey. From south New Jersey
to northeast North Carolina
HABITAT: Woods, meadows, river
bottoms, farms and cities
SPECIAL HABITAT:
FOOD: The main foods of this species
include small snakes, lizards and mice. They will also take
earthworms, insects and small frogs. |
