Chris Mattison / Sinaloan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae) on white background, occurs in Mexico

Pete Oxford / False coral / Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis) Andes, Ecuador. Captive, occurs in South America.

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis), native to South America

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis), native to South America

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum micropholis), native to South America

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) on tree bark, Georgia

John Cancalosi / Tropical Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)with neck coiled in striking pose. This is a non-venemous constrictor. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica.

John Cancalosi / Tropical Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) coiled around tree trunk. This is a non-venomous constrictor. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica.

John Cancalosi / Tropical Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) on trunk in strike pose. This is a non-venemous constrictor. Santa Rosa National park tropical dry forest, Costa Rica.

Daniel Heuclin / Honduran milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis) tangerine phase, captive, from Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-Rica

Daniel Heuclin / Sinaloan milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae) eggs and hatchlings, Sinaloa, Mexico

Rod Williams / Honduran Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum honduren) colied up under a rock. Captive, found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica.

Pete Oxford / False Coral / Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Andes, Ecuador, South America CAPTIVE

Barry Mansell / Scarlet kingsnake {Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides} Central Florida, USA

Michael D. Kern / Hypo pinstripe Honduran milksnake {Lampropeltis triangulum honduren} captive, from Honduras

Michael D. Kern / Applegate striped sinaloan milksnake {Lampropeltis triangulum} captive, from Mexico

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), mimics venomous coral snakes, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum), mimics venomous coral snakes, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Barry Mansell / Scarlet kingsnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) Florida, USA

Todd Pusser / Milksnake / Scarlet Kingsnake {Lampropeltis triangulum}, North Carolina, USA

Doug Wechsler / Milksnake juvenile on leaf {Lampropeltis triangulum} Pensylvannia, USA.

Kim Taylor / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) captive.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, shedding its skin, non-venomous mimic of Coral Snake, in the rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, non-venomous mimic of Coral Snake on mossy rainforest floor, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake in rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake in rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and eating a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and swallowing a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) a Kingsnake, harmless mimic of Coral Snake, constricting and swallowing a Spiny Pocket Mouse (Heteromys sp) rainforest, Costa Rica

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) mimics poisonous Coral Snake

Robert Valentic / Honduran milksnake {Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensii} captive

Tony Phelps / Sinaloan Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae) Captive, Native to Mexico.

Tony Phelps / Pueblan Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli) Captive, native to Mexico.

Tony Phelps / Sinaloan Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae) Captive, native to Mexico.

Tony Phelps / Pueblan Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli) Captive, native to Mexico.

Tony Phelps / Sinaloan Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae) Captive, native to mexico.

Tony Phelps / Puablo Milksnake {Lampropeltis triangulaum cambelli} Captive, from central America.

Larry Michael / Milksnake {Lampropeltis triangulum} Wisconsin USA

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / South Florida molesnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata) male, coiled up, portrait, Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / South Florida molesnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata) male, head portrait, Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / South Florida molesnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata) male, portrait, Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Yucatan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum blanchardi) head portrait, Nashville Zoo, Tennessee. Captive, occurs in Mexico.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Yucatan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum blanchardi) head portrait, Nashville Zoo, Tennessee. Captive, occurs in Mexico.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Yucatan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum blanchardi) portrait, Nashville Zoo, Tennessee. Captive, occurs in Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / Nelson's milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni) close up. Isabel Island National Park, Gulf of California, Mexico. March.

Doug Wechsler / Adult Eastern milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) coiled, flicking its tongue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. May.

Chris Mattison / Pueblan milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli) coiled, on white background.

Guy Edwardes / Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) coiled around fallen tree, over stream in cloud forest. Arenal, Costa Rica. Controlled conditions.