Stuarts Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum stuarti)
These colorful tricolored snakes makes its home in the dry tropical forests along the
Pacific Ocean in Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua
Like some of their cousins they are often mistaken for the venomous coral snake.
Remember this rhyme to tell the difference “ Red next to black friend of Jack, red next to
yellow kill a fellow”
They reach 49 inches long as adults and live up to 10 years.
They will bite if they feel threatened but otherwise are very calm when handled.
They kill their prey by constriction and feed on mice rats, frogs, small lizards and even
other snakes.