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Mexican Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum annulata

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Red, black, and yellow banded. Completely harmless.

Habitat:

Thorn scrub habitat.

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Lampropeltis triangulum annulata

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Comments (2)
Tom15
Very nice! A good coral snake mimic, but it doesn't fit the rhyme, red touches yellow, kills a fellow:-)

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PublishedMarch 25, 2014

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