Information on the Pueblan Milk Snake

Milk Snakes are a member of the king snake species with a variety of subspecies. Many milk snake subspecies, like the Pueblan milk snake and the Scarlet milk snake, closely resemble the poisonous coral snake. By imitating a deadly snake, the harmless milk snake scares away potential predators. A relatively small snake, milk snakes are often under three feet long. They eat a variety of animals, including rodents, eggs, birds, reptiles, amphibians and even other snakes. Contrary to common myths, milk snakes do not consume milk, but got their name from frequently inhabiting barns and being associated with milking cows.

In this free video series, our expert Brian Kleinman, will show you how to care for Pueblan Milk Snakes. If you have been searching for an exotic pet, or simply need tips and advice on raising milk snakes, let our expert teach your how to purchase a milk snake, how to handle a milk snake, and how to feed a milk snake. You will also learn what type of habitat to keep a Pueblan Milk Snake in and how to breed and care for milk snake babies. This very informative video will give you all the information you need to keep a happy and healthy Pueblan Milk Snake.

"If you are choosing a pet snake, milk snakes and king snakes can be one of your best choices. Now in this film, we are going to talk about the natural history of milk snakes and how they got their name. Also they are going to talk a little bit about where to find a pet milk snake and also, handling your milk snakes, these guys are often great pets. They are quite docile and easy to handle. Heating the enclosure, keeping the enclosure nice and warm since they are cold blooded, they need to be warm to do their every day activities. Also decor and substrate; what types of substrates work best and which type do not work good. Also decor as far as rocks and logs and other stuff the snake needs to help it shed. Food and best food items and how to feed your pet milk snake. Sexing your snake in case you want to breed your snake down the road. How to breed them, incubation of the eggs and of course, care of the babies."