![]() ![]() However, if frozen mice are all that you can feed your milk snake, you will find that feeding it in captivity can be challenging. If you can, you may want to provide your milk snake with live food such as live rodents. Those that were bred in captivity may be easier to feed but wild-caught milk snakes are harder to feed using tongs. In captivity, the milk snake can be a bit difficult to feed because they don’t do well when it comes to eating through tongs. This includes birds, frogs, eggs, and even smaller snakes. They are also quite opportunistic in the sense that they will eat anything that moves so long as their prey is smaller than the snake. In the wild, milk snakes tend to be a human’s friend (as long as they do not overpopulate an area) because of how they eat a lot of different pests including rats or mice. Milk snakes are actually not too picky when it comes to their diet. And while corn snakes do prefer to stay on the ground, they may sometimes exhibit arboreal tendencies from time to time such as climbing trees or elevated objects. Corn snakes tend to live in areas that are far from the sea, and that makes them a bit less versatile. That’s why it is quite easy to spot corn snakes in forests, grasslands, and even abandoned buildings with plenty of rats for the corn snake to feed on. Similar to how the milk snake is a very versatile snake, the corn snake can also live in a wide variety of different natural habitats and even man-made objects. Meanwhile, they become active once the season warms up again. And, during the winter, they tend to move to higher locations and hibernate whenever the season gets a bit too cold for them. They are versatile enough to live in different regions such as grassy lands and rocky mountains. Natural habitat Milk snakeĭue to how the milk snake can be found in almost any region in the world, this snake species is actually quite well-adapted to different kinds of natural habitats. This makes the corn snake a bit longer than most milk snakes even though both of these snakes aren’t really too long and are just big enough to make them perfect as pets. This makes it ideal for small spaces because of how this snake won’t end up taking a lot of habitat space.Ĭorn snakes in the wild can grow up to nearly six feet long. The corn snake is also a snake species that isn’t too large or too long as well. In captivity, however, they can be quite bulky and can weigh up to nearly two pounds. ![]() In fact, the milk snake is quite small and can reach a maximum length of somewhere around 60 inches in the wild. Size Milk snakeĪnother reason that makes the milk snake such a popular pet snake is that it isn’t a large snake. Of course, like the milk snake, the different patterns and colors that corn snakes come with can be captivating and eye-catching as well. Instead of bands, the corn snake comes with the usual patterns or spots that you see in a lot of different snake species. While not as brightly colored as the milk snake, the corn snake is also quite popular because it comes in different colors. Milk snakes tend to have distinctly colored bands to the point that there are too many types of milk snake subspecies to count due to how they all differ in the color of their bands. You can be sure that the milk snake can easily captivate the eyes of visitors and guests because of its brightly colored scales and because of how the different bands surrounding its body tend to come in bright colors as well. The milk snake is one of the most popular snake species mainly due to its appearance. Now, let’s get to know more about what makes the milk snake and the corn snake different from one another. Of course, these differences are also what make them great pet snakes in their own unique way as well. While both are generally docile and non-venomous, the corn snake is the more docile of the two and is less likely to show aggression even when stressed.Įven though both the milk snake and the corn snake have a lot of commonalities between them, there are plenty of differences that make these snakes unique in their own right. Meanwhile, corn snakes tend to be the easier of the two to feed. ![]() Milk snakes are slightly smaller than corn snakes and are the more brightly colored of the two species. While there are many similarities between the milk snake and the corn snake, what makes them different from one another? Milk snakes and corn snakes are some of the best choices among snake lovers because they are generally docile, easier to care for and safer than most species. ![]()
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