pony1964
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Ok, guys and gals, can someone tell me how to tell if a snake is a "kingsnake" or a "milksnake"? Guys will tell me send me a picture, but won't tell me "how" they know just from looking at it?? Thanks. MaryAnn
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differences between kingsnakes/milksnakes
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most milksnakes are tricolor....with few exceptions....eastern milk....red milk....coastal plains milk....there are tri color kings....bu they are mountain kings from the western US....the common kingsnake seems to be dominated by the colors of yellow and black that varies to different degress on where you find them from the eatern us to the western us...
GreenTreePython13
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Adding to what Michael said, a lot of milks have some form of red/orange on them, but not always. I think I good way you can tell is by the color difference and pattern difference.
Mountain kings look a lot like milks, but the bands are not the same shape as milks. Also, the grey banded king has the orange/red color scheme going on but the colors are in a different order and the bands are a different shape and they don't have white like a lot of milks do.
It really depends on where you find the snake too. Michael also mentioned eastern milks which actually look kinda like brown corn snakes. Desert or Splendida kings are mostly black with a small white/yellow dot on each scale by the belly and sides, and some on the back.
The best thing to do is just to read up on the different species and where you would find them and what they would look like for that specific area.
Mountain kings look a lot like milks, but the bands are not the same shape as milks. Also, the grey banded king has the orange/red color scheme going on but the colors are in a different order and the bands are a different shape and they don't have white like a lot of milks do.
It really depends on where you find the snake too. Michael also mentioned eastern milks which actually look kinda like brown corn snakes. Desert or Splendida kings are mostly black with a small white/yellow dot on each scale by the belly and sides, and some on the back.
The best thing to do is just to read up on the different species and where you would find them and what they would look like for that specific area.
brianm616
Member
milks are kingsnakes.
that's the easy answer.
that's the easy answer.