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This snake is found almost anywhere in the world: in tropical rainforests, in temperate plains, and in hot deserts. Australia is the only continent on which members of this family are scarce. This snake is light gray or yellowish-tan marked with a light y-shaped or v-shaped patch on its neck and also has chocolate-brown to reddish-brown, black-bordered blotches down its back and sides. Another variation is colorfully ringed and blotched with red or orange, black, and yellow or white. A light neck collar is followed by black-bordered red bands separated by light rings that widen near its belly. |
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This snake may be found in diverse situations from the semi-arid to the damp of forests, open woodlands, meadows, prairies, rocky hillsides, sand dunes, farmlands, and suburban areas. Milk snakes are usually found under rotting logs or stumps or in damp trash. |
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It has been able to adapt to living in vacant lots in small cities. However, it dislikes an exceptionally dry environment. |
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"Milk Snake." The New Book of Knowledge. 1991, ed.
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