Milk snake

/mˈɪlk snˈeɪk/

Milk snake

a non-venomous colubrid snake with a distinctive color pattern of red, black, and yellow bands, resembling the venomous coral snake

synonyms : checkered adder

house snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

milk adder

What is a "milk snake"?

A milk snake is a non-venomous snake with vibrant colors and patterns, resembling that of the venomous coral snake. It is commonly found in North and Central America and is named "milk snake" due to an old folk belief that it would suck milk from cows. Despite its harmless nature, it may mimic the appearance of venomous snakes as a defense mechanism. They often have a reddish or brownish background color with vibrant bands or blotches of black, red, and yellow. This coloration is similar to that of the venomous coral snake, featuring a pattern of red and black bands separated by yellow bands.

Examples

1. He is a milk snake.

2. Number 2: The Milk Snake The Milk snake is beard because it looks almost identical to the famous and highly enormous Coral and Copperhead snake.

3. Red touching black, friend of Jack, it's a milk snake or a king snake, and then, if the red is touching yellow, yeah, dangerous fellow - it's the coral snake.

4. These are really common in nature, for example, in this milk snake here.