![]() ![]() Open icons are questionable records Click on a marker to view details. (, Museum Voucher) (, Observation) (, Literature Record) (, iNat Record) Ongoing systematic studies may lend more resolution in the near future. ![]() The population in Cherokee County (presumably not connected to any of the Kansas populations to the west) is tentatively regarded as Eastern Milksnakes. The Eastern Milksnake has not been documented in Kansas, however, it likely occurs in pockets along the Kansas/Missouri border south of the Kansas River. These snakes are typically associated with rocky areas in the Smoky Hills, Flint Hills, and Osage Plains, however, records from sand-sage prairies and loess breaks/uplands in the southwest and northwest Kansas respectively, indicate that this species is likely more widespread than current records indicate. The maximum weight for a Kansas specimen is 105 grams (just under 4 ounces).įound throughout most of Kansas, has yet to be discovered from the sand prairies south of the Arkansas River between Dodge City, Great Bend, and Wichita. The maximum length throughout the range is 52 inches (Conant and Collins, 1998). The largest specimen from Kansas is a male (KU 193235) from Anderson County with a total length of 858 mm (33¼ inches), collected by Harold A. No reliable method has been determined to differentiate the two putative species potentially occurring in Kansas, or even that the Eastern Milksnake ( Lampropeltis triangulum) occurs in the state.Īdults normally grow 410-710 mm (16-28 inches) in total length. From east to west individuals are more banded (often encircling the entire body), the black tends to encroach upon the red along the mid-dorsal line, and the snout/top of the head is often black (as opposed to red and/or cream toward the east). The belly is usually mottled with dark brown rectangular blotches and seldom immaculate. The red/orange bands are typically more brightly colored in juveniles. It can be distinguished from all other Kansas snakes by the presence of 24- 42 black-bordered red to orange bands or blotches on the back that is separated by white, cream, or grayish bands. The Eastern Milksnake is likely found in extreme southeast Kansas the Western Milksnake is found through the remainder of the state. Young are patterned like adults, but the colors are brighter. Head usually red or orange with black markings belly with a checkerboard pattern of dark and light. The body is cream or light gray covered with wide red blotches outlined in black these same blotches are more often orange-red separated by a white, light gray or cream background color in the western two-thirds of Kansas. An adult Western Milksnake from Franklin County. An aberrant adult Western Milksnake from Ellis County, Kansas. An adult Western Milksnake from Pottawatomie County. A pair of adult putative Eastern Milksnakes from Cherokee County. An adult Western Milksnake from Leavenworth County.
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