<Li> Red on yellow kills a fellow . Red on black, venom lack . </Li> <P> Due to many colors of Eastern milk snake (L. t . triangulum), it can resemble coral snake, corn snake, fox snake, scarlet snake and most importantly, the Sistrurus species . Milk, fox, and scarlet snakes are killed because of a resemblance to the venomous rattlesnake . Juvenile milk snakes, which are more reddish than adults, are often killed because they are mistaken for copperheads . There is enough distinction among the five to make the Eastern milk snake fairly easy to identify . Eastern milk snakes also have a light colored v - shaped or y - shaped patch on their neck . One subspecies is melanistic (almost all black). </P> <P> Across the wide range of this species, habitat varies . Typically, milk snakes live in forested regions; however, in some regions they can be located in open prairies . In various parts across its distribution, milk snakes often abide in rocky slopes . </P> <P> Milk snake activity is mostly nocturnal . They are primarily terrestrial and attempt to blend in with ground litter . </P>

Where did the milk snake get its name