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Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

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45.293, -75.8121

Field Notes

Description:

Whitish-grey body colouration with blotches of brown outlined darker brown to black.

Habitat:

Trail that is close to a large marsh.

Notes:

Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe)

Reference Links:

Reptiles and Amphibians of Ontario | A New Ontario Reptile and Amphibian Atlas …

Species ID Suggestions

Milk Snake

Lampropeltis triangulum

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Comments (4)
AshleyT
It's a beautiful photo too!
AshleyT
Anytime :) The milk snakes will little red on them can certainly be confusing! Seems they commonly look like this up in the NE, I see a lot of photos of them with barely any red :)

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PublishedJuly 11, 2016

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