King or Milk?

Black milks (Lampropeltis triangulum gaigeae) kick MAJOR booty - they top out around 7' long & turn a gorgeous iridescent black as they mature. To ice the cake, they're big, sweet, docile, inquisitive snakes that are a joy to keep...even as babies they're not "typical" milks. While they may react by squirming or wiggling, they rarely musk, and bites are practically unheard of. The only bite I've ever taken from a black milk has been a feeding response.

K

You're making me drool, K.......

Black Milks are super-sweet....they start out as tri-colored babies and then turn solid black as adults. Very cool snakes.

What was that old rhyme for coral vs milk identification? Something along the lines of:

"Red touch yellow will kill a fellow,
Red touch black . . . "

And there's where the memory banks are blackened like halibut.

Red touches black, venom lack.

This however is not always the case....there are a couple of Coral Snake, Micrurus surinamensis is one I believe, that has red touching their black bands and they are of course, very venomous.

Hehe thanks.

And yes to every rule no matter how hard there is always an exception. Thanks for that one.

Yeah, I've heard that rhyme only applies to North American snakes.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Yeah, I've heard that rhyme only applies to North American snakes.

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You're absolutely right!! Corals from just about anywhere else show great variety in both color & pattern.

K

how serious is a coal bite?

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Originally Posted by JamminJonah

how serious is a coal bite?

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Pretty serious....venom toxicity varies by species but they are pretty potent all-around.