Black Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Lampropeltis
- Continents
- South America, North America
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
- Diet
- Eats other snakes
About
Black Milksnake (Lampropeltis micropholis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama and 1 more. It is known to eat other snakes. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 22 more. Common: recorded in 216 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Mountain Slopes
- Highlands
- Valleys
- Fallen Logs
- Abandoned Buildings
- Roadsides
- Chocó Rainforest
- Andean Cloud Forest
- Mesoamerican Rainforest
- Central American Cloud Forest
- Central American Dry Forest
Related snakes
- Greer’s Kingsnake Lampropeltis greeri
- South Florida Mole Kingsnake Lampropeltis occipitolineata
- California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata
- Madrean Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis knoblochi
- Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster
- Mole snake Lampropeltis rhombomaculata
- Webb's Kingsnake Lampropeltis webbi
- Mexican Kingsnake Lampropeltis mexicana
- Gray-banded Kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna
- Ruthvens Kingsnake Lampropeltis ruthveni
- Santa Catalina Kingsnake Lampropeltis catalinensis
- Desert Kingsnake Lampropeltis splendida
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.