Milk snakes are shy and reclusive, taking cover during the day under logs and rocks. Their flexibility allows them to wriggle through crevices and cracks. They are generally crepuscular, that is, they are most active and come out to hunt at dawn and dusk.
Nelson’s Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni
Fact File
Where to see them: Reptile House
Length: 3 to 3.5 ft
Venomous: Non-venomous
Habitat: Forest and coastal plains
Diet: Small vertebrates and eggs
White Stripes: This albino Nelson’s milk snake has traded in its traditional black stripes for white ones.
90-Second Naturalist 
