Milk Snake – 9/23/25

Observer:  Jean Zaniewski

Observation Date: 9/23/2025

Observation Time: 1:00 p.m.

Observation Location: Moose Hill Bluff Trail, on top of second west facing overlook

Common Name: Eastern Milk Snake

Scientific Name: Lampropeltis triangulum

Comments: It was about 2 feet long. When they feel threatened, milk snakes sometimes swish their tails in dead leaves to make a rustling sound and simulate a rattlesnake in order to scare away would-be predators.

More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_snake