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On the Road | May 12, 2008 |
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 Found this beautifully patterned little milk snake on the road while taking a bike ride on White Church Rd. What are the chances of finding a dead snake on the road that had not been flattened by a car? I really wanted to sketch it, so I had to get it home, and carrying it in my hand while biking 3 miles wasn’t going to work. What would the neighbors say? So I pedaled home as fast as I could (actually worrying that some other person would come along and find it equally irresistible,) attached a plastic container to my bike rack, and headed back out. Big black threatening storm clouds were looming, and the workout I got that day just to pick up a dead snake on the road is something I should do on a regular basis. The snake and I made it home just as the sky opened up. I shared my prize with my family, who do not react much to any of my finds, except to comment that we are running out of room in the freezer. Now, whenever I ride my bicycle, I carry a container with me so I have a way of transporting these special finds. –LG |
 Lampropeltis triangulum, a.k.a., Milk Snake, Watercolor by Lucille Gagliardo, 2007 |
 Lampropeltis triangulum painting by Barbara Duperron, 2002 |
 here are many subspecies of Lampropeltis triangulum. The image on the left demonstrates the stunning color variations in the following subspecies, from left to right: L. t. blanchardi; L. t. campbelli; L. t. triangulum; L. t. elapsoides; L. t. gaigeae; L. t. hondurensis (Tangerine morph); L. t. taylori. For more information about milk snakes, visit the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's Animal Diversity Web: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lampropeltis_triangulum.html Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed May 12, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org. |
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