Noun: Lampropeltis triangulum
- Nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes
"The Lampropeltis triangulum's coloration mimics that of venomous coral snakes";
- milk snake, house snake, milk adder, checkered adder [US]
Type of: king snake, kingsnake
Encyclopedia: Lampropeltis triangulum