Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Milksnake
Range
North America; statewide in Louisiana except for the marsh and western hill country
Size
16 - 32 in
Habitat
Bottomland hardwood forests
Young
Clutch: 3 - 9 eggs
Gestation: 62 days
Diet
Anoles, mice, lizards, small snakes, earthworms
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Milksnakes have alternating bands, in order, of black-red-black-yellow-black.
These nocturnal snakes are secretive burrowers, hiding by day in loose, sandy soil, beneath objects on the ground or under the bark of tree trunks or logs. Sexual maturity is reached at two to three years.