Eastern MilksnakeLampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)

Taxon ID: 885

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Eastern Milksnake is a subspecies of Eastern Milksnake.

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MBP has 304 records spanning 18 counties.

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An Eastern Milksnake in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/5/2018).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Jakob Cackowski View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/23/2015).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Jakob Cackowski View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/17/2017).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/30/2017).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/21/2011).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Bill Hubick

Eastern Milksnake in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Brady O'Brien, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by brady_obrien via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Ben Springer View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/30/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Bill Hubick View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Allegany Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Kyle Klotz View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/18/2014). (c) Pat Treece, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by ptreece via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/11/2016).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/13/2014).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Richard Orr View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Harford Co., Maryland (4/28/2018).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Josh Emm View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/19/2014).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Kyle Klotz View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Carroll Co., Maryland (4/28/2018). (c) National Aquarium, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by National Aquarium via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) jraiford, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by jraiford via iNaturalist View Record

An Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/8/2014).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Justin Lee View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). (c) Wayne G Hildebrand, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by Wayne G Hildebrand via iNaturalist View Record

Eastern Milksnake in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/14/2014). (c) blakek, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>).

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Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (LaCépède, 1789)) Media by brady_obrien via iNaturalist View Record

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The Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) ranges through a great variety of habitats, from woodland, field edges, powerline rights-of-way, to wetlands and marshes, farmland, to rocky slopes, and dense mats of vegetation. This snake is a versatile predator of a wide range of prey (mostly small mammals, reptiles/amphibians, and various eggs), which it often seeks out under cover objects or in vegetation. The name "milk snake" stems from an old wives tale suggesting that these snakes, frequently sighted around or in barns, would suckle from the udders of dairy cattle. In reality, they are of course seeking rodents. This subspecies is found roughly from the Fall Line through the piedmont, into western Maryland. It is replaced by another subspecies on the coastal plain (Tennant, 2003; Maryland DNR site).