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Milk snake
Natural variantCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Nelson's milk snake

A variant of Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

Nelson's milk snake

L. t. nelsoni, clean red-black-white tricolor from western Mexico; prized for crisp, high-contrast banding.

Keeper tips for this variant

Keep humidity moderate with a humid hide at shed time — incomplete sheds (retained eye caps) are the most common minor issue in these banded milks.

This page covers the Nelson's milk snake variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Milk snake

Other Colubrid snakes variants

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