Meanings
nounmilk snake (plural milk snakes)
plural milk snakes
- Any of various snakes, Lampropeltis triangulum, with smooth and shiny scales and typically a pattern of colours that runs red-black-yellow or white-black-red.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounnonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 牛奶蛇
- 牛奶蛇 (niúnǎishé)Lampropeltis triangulum
Dutch melkslang
- melkslangLampropeltis triangulum
Finnish maitokäärme
- maitokäärmeLampropeltis triangulum
French couleuvre tachetée
- couleuvre tachetéeLampropeltis triangulum
German Dreiecksnatter, Milchschlange
- DreiecksnatterLampropeltis triangulum
- MilchschlangeLampropeltis triangulum
Japanese ミルク蛇
- ミルク蛇 (miruku-hebi)Lampropeltis triangulum
Russian поперечнополоса́тая короле́вская змея́
- поперечнополоса́тая короле́вская змея́ (poperečnopolosátaja korolévskaja zmejá)Lampropeltis triangulum
Spanish coral ratonera, culebra real coralillo
- coral ratoneraLampropeltis triangulum
- culebra real coralilloLampropeltis triangulum
Cite this entry
APA
milk snake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20snake
MLA
“milk snake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20snake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milk snake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milk%20snake.
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