Eastern Milksnake

Eastern Milksnake care at a glance

Adult length

0.6–1.2 m (2–3.9 ft)

Adult weight

150–600 g (5.3–21.2 oz)

Lifespan

15–20 years

Basking / warm side

29–31 °C (84–88 °F)

Cool side

22–26 °C (72–79 °F)

Night minimum

20 °C (68 °F)

Humidity

40–60%

UVB

Optional (low-level is beneficial)

Diet

Rodents

Activity

Nocturnal

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Typical values from common keeping practice, not yet reviewed. Individual animals and setups vary.

Eastern Milksnake research

45 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Kernels Are Not Accurate Estimators of Home-range Size for Herpetofauna

  Copeia · 2006 · cited 305 times

• The Multispecies Coalescent Over-Splits Species in the Case of Geographically Widespread Taxa.

  Systematic biology · 2020 · cited 102 times

• Response of a reptile guild to forest harvesting.

  Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2008 · cited 44 times

• Behavioural responses by hatchling racers (Coluber constrictor) from two geographically distinct populations to chemical stimuli from potential prey and predators

  Amphibia-Reptilia · 2000 · cited 43 times

• More than mimicry? Evaluating scope for flicker-fusion as a defensive strategy in coral snake mimics

  Current Zoology · 2014 · cited 39 times

• The Importance of Contact Zones for Distinguishing Interspecific from Intraspecific Geographic Variation.

  Systematic biology · 2023 · cited 26 times

• An Alternative Solution to the Coral Snake Mimic Problem (Reptilia, Serpentes, Elapidae)

  Journal of Herpetology · 1978 · cited 22 times

• Pathology and Molecular Characterization of Two Novel Atadenoviruses in Colubrid Snakes

  Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery · 2008 · cited 21 times

Eastern Milksnake natural history notes

Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.