Honduran milk snake

Honduran Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis

CLASS Reptilia | ORDER Squamata | FAMILY Colubridae

RANGE Honduras, Nicaragua, and northeastern Costa Rica

HABITAT Lower elevations, under rotting logs or stumps

DIET Other snakes, lizards, small mammals and birds

Weight
Avg. 2.8 lbs

Length
Avg. 3 - 4 ft

Incubation
10 weeks

Clutch
3 - 18 eggs

IUCN Status
Not Listed
Honduran milk snake

This species is non-venomous and mostly nocturnal. They use quick, jerky movements so that their bands flash, startling predators.