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The Mexican milksnake has distinct red, black and cream or yellow-colored banding, wrapping around the body. This coloration is, likely, an evolutionary survival tactic to ward-off potential predators by mimicking the venomous coral snake which shares much of the same habitat; this has led to the species sometimes being called a coral snake-"mimic".
The Sinaloan milk snake inhabits the dry, arid and rocky semi-desert regions in southwestern Sonora, Sinaloa and southwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. [1] They are often found during the day resting beneath loose rocks, in rock crevices or beneath cactus plants.
The milk snake or milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), is a species of kingsnake; 24 subspecies are currently recognized. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (L. t. elapsoides), but is now recognized as a distinct species. [2]
Milk Snakes. Size: 2-4 feet on average. Lifespan: 15-20 years. Milk snakes are another species of colubrid (the same family that corns and garter snakes belong to) that make for popular "starter ...
The deadly Texas coral snake, Micrurus tener (the Emsleyan/Mertensian mimic) The harmless Mexican milk snake, Lampropeltis triangulum annulata (the Batesian mimic) Emsleyan mimicry, also called Mertensian mimicry, describes an unusual type of mimicry where a deadly prey mimics a less dangerous species.
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department have confirmed the tragic death of Hope, a Mexican gray wolf (F2979) who had been living west of Flagstaff, Arizona, since June.
Pages in category "Snakes of North America" ... Mexican black kingsnake; Mexican milk snake; Michoacán slender blind snake; Micrurus clarki; Milk snake; Mixcoatlus;