NPSpecies Report Viewer

Park			Taxon Code
Show Comments?

Find

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

NPSpecies - Park Species Profile


Lampropeltis triangulum
Milksnake
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lampropeltis triangulum (Lacépède, 1789)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Milksnake
Park Synonyms:		Lampropeltis triangulum temporalis, Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides, Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Lampropeltis, Species Lampropeltis triangulum


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Habitat - Mesic forest
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Rock outcrop
Habitat - Cultural


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		6 Observations, 17 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Badlands National Park	Big Bend National Park
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Canaveral National Seashore	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colorado National Monument
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Union National Monument	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hovenweep National Monument	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Petrified Forest National Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wind Cave National Park	Wupatki National Monument


Last Modified Date:	2/3/2015

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:01:30 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


Species Profile	Page 1 of 1	10/1/2025 4:01:30 PM

Report Viewer Configuration Error