The milksnake is common throughout most of southern Ontario, where
it is often found hunting rodents around barns and old buildings. Its
odd name comes from a myth that they suck milk from cows! (This is
definitely not true - snakes CAN'T SUCK!). Non-venomous and secretive,
these snakes measure 60 to 90 cm in length - very long and slender compared
to the massasauga.
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. . .
. . . and of course,
there's the REAL
rattlesnake!
The milksnake is common throughout most of southern Ontario, where
it is often found hunting rodents around barns and old buildings. Its
odd name comes from a myth that they suck milk from cows! (This is
definitely not true - snakes CAN'T SUCK!). Non-venomous and secretive,
these snakes measure 60 to 90 cm in length - very long and slender compared
to the massasauga.
