According to Robert Applegate’s book Kingsnakes and Milksnakes in Captivity “They have the largest natural geographic range of any land snake and live from below sea level to over a mile high.†Size The Lampropeltis genus is found from Southeastern Canada all the way to Northern South America and inhabit a wide variety of habitats capable of supporting reptile life. Tricolors, generally refer to some Kingsnake and most Milk Snakes three coloured ringed pattern. Another term that is often thrown around in certain circles within the industry is that of ‘Tricolors’.
Regardless, the name once again stuck and has been used since. I assure you that no cow to my knowledge would stand for six rows of teeth being embedded into its teat without some type of reaction. When he attempted to milk the cow he noticed that there was a shortage of milk and made the connection that the snake must have had something to do with this. The Milk Snake name may have come from a farmer of old going to his barn and discovering a snake near the cow he was going to milk. Logically, this would make it the ‘King of Snakes’ and the name simply stuck. The Kingsnake most likely achieved their common name by someone observing them eat a venomous Rattlesnake. From all the research I have done I have come to the same conclusion as many of my colleagues and mentors have.
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