Buyer question
Is a Honduran milk snake good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Honduran milk snake 4 out of 5 for beginners (good first snake).
Source: the Honduran milk snake page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Honduran milk snake in the Animal Library
The detail
The Honduran milk snake is one of the largest milk snakes, a Central American tricolor of red, black and yellow or cream bands. It is bred in many color forms, including tangerine, hypo and albino, and is known as a strong feeder.
- Best fit
- Keepers wanting a big colubrid
- Handling
- 3 out of 5 (Flighty young, settles)
- Setup complexity
- 2 out of 5 (Locked lid, house singly)
- Feeding ease
- 5 out of 5 (Strong feeder)
What to weigh
Hatchlings are fast, flighty and often musk, and adults are big and strong. Like its kingsnake relatives, it eats other snakes and must live alone.