Eastern Milk Snake

Description:

This snake was extremely aggressive. It kept striking at me while I was taking its photo. Some milk snakes have a striking resemblance to coral snakes and this mimicry (known as Batesian mimicry) likely scares away potential predators. However, the Eastern milk snake (L. t. triangulum) does not resemble a coral snake; instead it tends to have similar markings to that of several other snakes, particularly the fox snake, scarlet snake and most importantly, the Massassauga rattlesnake.

Habitat:

Across the wide range of this species, habitat varies. Typically, milk snakes live in forested regions

Notes:

I spotted this at Fireman's park along a trail close to Mewburn Rd. It's one of the most aggressive snakes I've ever seen. It was also the first time I was able to see and photograph this species.