Milk Snake Definition

noun

A harmless colubrid snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) with brown or reddish bands bordered by black: it feeds on rodents, reptiles, etc.

Webster's New World

Any of various snakes, Lampropeltis triangulum, with smooth and shiny scales and typically a pattern of colours that runs red-black-yellow or white-black-red.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
lampropeltis-triangulum
checkered adder
milk adder
house snake

Other Word Forms of Milk Snake

Noun

Singular:

milk snake

Plural:

milk-snakes

Origin of Milk Snake

From the folk belief that the snakes (which are commonly seen around the barns where they hunt rodents) suck milk from cows

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition