A Guide to Caring for a Kingsnake or Milk Snake as a Pet | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2020年8月14日—Thesesnakesarebeautiful,docile,andnonvenomous.Milksnakesareasubspeciesof45kindsofkingsnake;thereare24subspeciesofmilk ...

Milk and king snakes are native in southern parts of Canada, throughout the U.S., and Central and South America. These snakes are beautiful, docile, and nonvenomous. Milk snakes are a subspecies of 45 kinds of kingsnake; there are 25 subspecies of milk snakes alone. These snakes are easy to keep and are a good beginner snake. They vary significantly in size, color, and patterns. Many subspecies have striking, beautiful patterns, including some that have a natural defense of mimicking the red, black, and yellow color banding of venomous coral snakes. A key difference is nonvenomous king and milk have black bands that touch red bands, while coral snakes have yellow bands that touch red.

Common Name: Kingsnake, milk snake

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