Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)

Eastern Milk Snake

Synonyms: Lampropeltis triangulum temporalis, Lampropeltis doliata, Coluber doliatus, Lampropeltis triangulum syspila, Lampropeltis doliata syspila, Ophibolus doliatus syspilus, Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum, Lampropeltis doliata triangulum, Coluber triangulum, Lampropeltis doliata temporalis, Ophibolus doliata temporalis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Reptile

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Colubridae

Genus: Lampropeltis

Species: Lampropeltis triangulum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Lampropeltis triangulum