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Title
Louisiana
Milk
Snake
Location
Brazos
County
,
Texas
Description
The
Louisiana
Milk
Snake
eats
mostly
lizards
,
newborn
mice
, and
other
snakes
. The
coloration
and
banding
pattern
of the
Louisiana
Milk
Snake
is
said
to
mimic
that of the
venomous
Texas
Coral
Snake
.
Red
bands
are
bordered
by
black
bands
in
Milk
Snakes
but in
Coral
Snakes
,
yellow
bands
border
red
bands
. In the
United
States
, the
rhyme
"
Red
and
Yellow-
Kill
a
Fellow
,
Red
and
Black-Venom
Lack
"
can
be
used
to
distinguish
Louisiana
Milk
Snakes
from
Texas
Coral
Snakes
.
However
, this
rhyme
only
holds
true
in the
United
States
. There are
several
species
of
coral
snakes
south
of the
border
that
do
not
follow
this
pattern
,
some
of
which
follow
the
pattern
of the
Milk
Snake
! If
you
are
unsure
whether
a
snake
is
venomous
or not,
leave
it
alone
!
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lampropeltis
Species
Lampropeltis
triangulum
amaura
Subject
Reptiles
;
Snakes
;
Non-venomous
;
Colubrids
;
Kingsnakes
;
Mimicry
;
Reptile
;
Colubrid
;
Squamate
;
Squamates
;
Herpetology
;
Herps
;
Herp
Photographer
John
Williams
Type
Photograph
Format
JPEG
Date
March 2008
Identifier
JW082.jpg
Rights
This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.
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