Help identifing Mystery snake

[Paranoika]

This little guy was given to me by a customer at the pet store where I work. Her son is convinced he's a milksnake. When I saw him, I thought Miami phase, but the head looks ratsnake-like.
He was caught in their backyard around the outskirts of Madison in South-Central Wisconsin.
Any ideas?

 

[Paranoika]

(Title should read "identifying", not "identifing", sorry)

 

[michael couture]

that is definitely a milk snake, I'm certain.

 

[Paranoika]

I had no idea milk snakes had the checkered bellies.. live and learn. What kind of milk is he?

 

[tyflier]

It's an Eastern milk, I believe...Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum...

 

[Paranoika]

Yeah, I looked them up and that's exactly what he is. Yay, my first milksnake. I'll have to call Sandy and tell her to give her son props. Silly me with my stereotypical image of milksnakes.

 

[Paranoika]

I've read that they will eat other snakes, so it would probably be a bad idea to have him co-hab with my corns, would it not?

 

[michael couture]

yes, an eastern milk snake, and that one has a really great red color, the markings can vary from a brilliant red (like that one) or more of a bronze/red, he looks young and he is very beautiful, shiny, and healthy.

 

[michael couture]

I would not recommend it, they can eat other snakes, but he could also have parasites being wild caught, and you don't want to spread them to your other snakes.

 

[Paranoika]

Oh, yes, I'm very well aware of the worry for parasites, which is why the little guy has been quarantined until he goes to the vet and has thorough work done. He's been in captivity for only 3 months (in my care for less than a week), but is a sweetie.

 

[Nanci]

Cool, compare her to my Cherry in this thread!

http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61581&highlight=milksnake+phase

 

[ratsncorns]

Seeing this one makes me regret not keeping the WC eastern milk I caught in SE Ohio this summer! :bang:

Stunning snake, congrats!

 

[michael couture]

yeah, good idea quarantining him, I'm not trying to force my opinion but I still would'nt put him with your corn snakes.
I'm from NH so milk snakes are the most beatiful reptile we have in my opinion, I found a baby one when I was a child, and I thought it was someones rare pet, they are hard to find where I'm from, and I haven't found one again since.