Milk snake: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the milk snake lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lampropeltis triangulum
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Colubridae

Where does the milk snake live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the milk snake in 4 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the milk snake endangered?

The milk snake’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the milk snake?

The milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Colubridae, genus Lampropeltis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the milk snake

The milk snake or milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), is a species of kingsnake; there were once up to 24 subspecies recognized, however fewer are officially recognized today. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (L. t. elapsoides), but is now recognized as a distinct species. The previously delineated subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names. Morphological and genetic data suggest that this species could be split into several separate species, and it has been by several authorities. Lampropeltis gentilis, Lampropeltis annulata, Lampropeltis abnorma, Lampropeltis polyzona, and Lampropeltis micropholis have been elevated to the species level. Milksnakes are not venomous.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Milk snake (revision 1380990096), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1257513 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).