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The Honduran Milk snake,
as its name implies, lives in the Honduras and surrounding
areas. There are over 17 subspecies of milk snakes - 10 of
which can be found in the United States! |
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Called the milk snake because of
a totally false belief that it milks cows, the Honduran Milk snake
has been known to frequent barns, but only in search of rodents.
It feeds on rodents, small snakes, lizards and occassionally small
birds. |
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Honduran Milk snakes, like all milk
snakes, are secretive animals, spending much of their time burrowing
through the loose forest litter. |
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| There are over 17 subspecies of
milk snakes - 10 of which can be found in the United States! |
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snakes are oviviporous (egg-layers). Females will usually
deposit their eggs benmeath stones, under plant. drbris or
in rotten logs. The young are usually about 8 inches long
when born. The coloring of the newly hatched young is darker
than that of the adults. |
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Although milk
snakes four foot in length have been seen, the average adult length
is three feet. |
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Honduran Milk Snakes occur in many different
colors including tangerine (picture below)!
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