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Honduran Milk Snake
The Honduran Milk Snake, is an egg laying species of nonvenomous snake. It is one of the more commonly bred milk snakes in captivity and is one of the larger milk snakes, reaching a length of 5 feet.
The Honduran milk snake’s base colour is red with distinct rings or bands of black and yellow. It inhabits low to medium elevations of the tropical areas of Honduras, Nicaragua, and northeastern Costa Rica.
The Honduran milk snake uses constriction to kill its prey. They tend to eat other snakes, including venomous snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and eggs.
The Honduran milk snake’s base colour is red with distinct rings or bands of black and yellow. It inhabits low to medium elevations of the tropical areas of Honduras, Nicaragua, and northeastern Costa Rica.
The Honduran milk snake uses constriction to kill its prey. They tend to eat other snakes, including venomous snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and eggs.
Fun Facts
In captivity, Honduran Milk Snakes must be housed alone because they are cannibalistic.
scientific classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Lampropeltis
Species
L. triangulum
did you know?
Females lay an average of 3-18 eggs per clutch in early June.
Honduran Milk Snakes adapt well to captivity due to their relative ease of care and docile nature.
Three colours can be found on the Honduran Milk Snake (Red, Black, Yellow).
Where to find us
The Honduran Milk Snake can be found at the Safari Niagara reptile house.
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