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Red Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum syspila
Description
Terrestrial; body cream to pale gray, with bright red dorsal blotches alternating with lateral blotches bordered in black; dorsal blotches much wider than in the Eastern Milk snake, give the appearance of rings, thus the common name "candy cane snake"; belly white, checkered with black
Stats
Size
24 - 36 inches
Status
Uncommon
Similar Species
Scarlet snake
Diet
Small mammals, birds, snakes (including venomous)
Habitat
Wooded upland areas, edges of fields, suburbs
Reproduction
Egg-laying - up to 12 eggs laid in June/July will hatch in August/September
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