You’ll be astonished by just how small a gap they can get through or how well they can climb (my original problem was a loose lid, which they could nudge just enough to slip through the gap).
I soon learned from personal experience that it is critical to ensure that these slim and agile snakes are kept in escape-proof containers. When I bought my first milk snakes they seemed to forever be getting out, though were always soon found relaxing on the windowsill above the radiator. Like all snakes, milk snakes are born escape artists. It is interesting to note that their presence in cattle-farmers fields led to their common name, whereby a myth arose that they must be drinking the milk of these animals they were so commonly found in close proximity. This adaptability helps to make them ideal pets as they will tolerate a wide range of different conditions with ease. In the wild milk snakes may frequent a wide range of habitats, though are most commonly found in more arid areas.įrom rocky mountainsides to prairies and even woodlands these are snakes that are well-adapted to drier conditions and highly adaptable in their lifestyle. They are to be found as far north as southern Canada, throughout the United States and down into much of Central America. Milk snakes are a New World species, occurring across a wide range. Their taxonomy may well change in the coming years, therefore, as experts disagree over how best to classify them. However not all authorities, agree, however, and believe that many of the varieties deserve to be classified as unique species in their own right. Interestingly, the Milk Snake is generally categorized as a single species ( Lampropeltis triangulum) with the different varieties being classed as sub-species. While most of the pet trade focuses on either the Sinaloan or Pueblan Milk Snakes, there are currently over 20 different varieties recognized. Milk snakes are a surprisingly diverse group.
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