Milk Snake, The Best Pet Snake?

Milk snakes (Lampropeltis triangulum) made our list as one of the best pet snakes you could possibly get. But are they the right pet snake for you? We look a bit closer at these beautiful, fascinating snakes to help you decide.

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Enclosures:

Water Bowl:

Heat Pad:

Heat Tape:

Thermostat:

Hide:

Aspen Shavings:

Rodents:

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4:10 Milk Snakes get an overall score of 4.4 out of 5.

4:30 Score criteria: Handleability, Care, Hardiness, Availability, Upfront Costs.

4:42 Handleability: How well does a Milk Snake do with handling?

7:06 Care: What is involved with caring for Milk Snakes?

9:31 Hardiness: How hardy are Milk Snakes?

9:56 Availability: How easy is it to obtain a Milk Snake?

11:05 Upfront Costs: How much does it cost to get setup with a Milk Snake?

12:27 Conclusion: Milk Snakes deserve an overall score of 4.4.

13:01 Bloopers, out-takes, silliness.

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Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to share that love with everyone he meets. Whether you're lover or a hater of reptiles, you can't help but get excited with Clint!
We post a new video every Saturday morning! So stay tuned!

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You guys are so RAD!

[ClintsReptiles]

In case you missed it, you could be in one of our videos!

[infamousinferno]

I absolutely love how Clint basically did the "three step program" when the Milksnake started eating itself.

1. Neutralize the situation.

2. Ask if the reptile's okay, not expecting an answer.

3. "Don't do that!" 😂

[raelonewolf]

When you said they're a "bite first, ask questions later" kind of snake, you weren't kidding. He just saw a snake, and tried eating it before realizing the snake he was after was himself! I think overall though, they sound like great pets and they certainly are very beautiful reptiles.

[joshualieberman]

So it gets a 0 our of 5 for self awareness?

[angelnatt]

14:05
"what just happened?"
"he was eating himself!"
"why??"
"he smelled like a snAKe"

[strgnptrl]

“He was eating himself” “they would eat everything” I may have found my spirit animal.

[tuckerwhite]

Saw the thumbnail and my last 2 brain cells were like, Why the hell would anyone ever try to milk a snake?

[muaythai]

Don’t house them with other snakes, don’t house them with themselves 😂

[makanivalur]

I remember having a picture of a coral snake in a wildlife book as a child and it was my absolute favourite picture. Probably completely faded from how often I thumbed over it. To think that there's a non-venomous snake that looks just like it and can be owned so easily is simply fantastic! Thanks for another amazing and informative video. <3

[jesusbeloved]

“Look” says me. “I wanna show you my milk snake!” Other person, “Where is it?” Me, looking in tank, “Dang! Musta eaten himself! 3rd one this month!”

[lizzymcnut]

Watching you call your snake a “Wackadoodle” brought me so much joy! A lovely way to start my weekend 👍🏻🐍

[maryudomah]

Clint’s utter shock at the snake eating himself made my day.

[sethcril]

You had me talked into one until it started eating itself haha

[cozymonk]

I love how the advice of "If you don't know what it is, don't pick it up, " can be applied to practically anything. haha.

[amisamsuri]

Currently stuck in a depressive episode and this notification came in. Your video has been the only thing today to make me feel enthusiastic. Thank you so much ❤️

[thermobollocks]

The look of abject horror on Clint's face when the snake was eating himself.
"You concern me, dude"

[bubblenest]

Clint: "I don't trust you at all now. What kind of judgement does that show?! You gonna do it again?"


Marlin: Starts nomming himself again.


Clint is such a mom. It's adorable. And that snake just goes blelelele.

[KayentaRojo]

“So I’ve just had him come up and try to swallow me, which is sub ideal.“ 😂😂😂 - I just love you CLINT!!

[jamesfranxx]

re-watching this whenever the snake looks at itself i can only think now that it's considering trying to eat what it thinks is another snake then not doing it for clint which speaks for his likeability and the snakes overall kindness

[sageexotics]

Milk snakes: taking you are what you eat to a whole new level.