These behaviors may deter some predators. It also discharges a pungent fluid from its cloaca as a warning. When threatened, this snake vibrates its tail creating a sound reminiscent of a rattlesnake. Just before and after hibernation, they can be seen together basking in the sun. The only time these snakes are found in groups is during hibernation. They typically stay hidden under rotting logs or damp trash.
Milk snakes are a solitary species rarely seen in the open during the day, but they can often be spotted crossing roads at night. California Mountain Kingsnake California Mountain Kingsnake The California Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) is very similar in appearance to Coral snakes. Milk snakes aren’t venomous either, they just mimic the Coral snake for defense purposes. Needless to say, milk is not a component of any snake's diet-all snakes are carnivorous. Milk snakes grow to 70 inches easily, almost twice as long as Coral snakes. The snakes, drawn to the mice in the barn, were convenient culprits. This myth probably began when farmers sought some excuse for why a cow was producing less milk than usual. The common name, milk snake, originated from a belief that these snakes milked cows. Many milk snake subspecies, including the Sinaloan milk snake, exhibit aposematic mimicry-their color patterns resemble those of the venomous copperhead or coral snake. The Sinaloan milk snake is not venomous, but its bright colors act as a false advertisement to potential predators. Its generally accepted that most people cannot. Its red brands are broader than those found in other subspecies, though it has similar coloration to the coral snake found in the same area. The size of the body is the biggest difference between Milk snakes and Coral snakes. The Sinaloan milk snake has red bands separated by smaller black and yellow bands. Some milk snakes have a striking resemblance to coral snakes, in Batesian mimicry, which likely scares away potential predators.
There are 25 different subspecies of milk snakes known throughout their geographic range, all with slight color variations. Sinaloan milk snakes exhibit aposematic mimicry they are not venomous, but their color patterns resemble those of a venomous snake.
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