>>I don't know specific Eastern milk preferences, but milks in general are known to eat:

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>>slugs--NO-poisonous



Baloney. Snakes such as Storeria and Clonophis are well known to eat slugs -- not to mention Duberria, known (oddly enough) as the slug-eating snake.



>>birds --Milks are found underground, not sure how many birds are found there,lol.



Duh, Jeff. They don't stay underground for their entire lives -- and many birds nest on the ground. LOL yourself.



>>good luck finding appropriate sized babies.



It's easy to raise button quail, which are very good at producing bumblebee-sized babies. Likewise, it's easy to raise society finches for either eggs or chicks.



>>eggs -in theory yes, but not in practice due to the size issue



Size isn't really an issue if you're willing to put a little effort into it. See society finches and button quail above.



>>Where on earth did you find your information??



References on lizards, eggs, mammals, reptiles, and/or birds include many many web sites.



Sources specifically mentioning insects, slugs, and/or earthworms in the diet of L. triangulum include, amongst others:



Encylopedia of Animals online database (EBSCO Publishing)



Montana Field Guide -- http://fieldguide.mt.gov/detail_ARADB19050.aspx



Natural History of the Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) in Northeastern Kansas. Henry S. Fitch and Robert R. Fleet. Herpetologica, Vol. 26, No. 4 (Dec., 1970), pp. 387-396



Williams, K.L. 1988. Systematics and Natural History of the American Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum. Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI.



COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum in Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service, 2002.



Rodriguez M.C., Drummond H. Exploitation of avian nestlings and lizards by insular milksnakes, Lampropeltis triangulum. 2000. Journal of Herpetology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 139-142.



There are many more applicable refs out there, but those should get ya started.
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)

2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)

0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)

1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)

0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (TBA)

2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)

1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

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