I live in Toledo Ohio, Lucas County, I have been an avid snake collector for many years now and keep several species of colubrids and a few pythons....My question is, can anyone tell me of a place in particular in my area where I can find Eastern Milk snakes? I have found every other snake that is local to my area and was even lucky enough to find 2 massasaguas in the last couple years in an adjoining county, and several Eastern Fox snakes, ( a very underated awesome snake by the way ) but for some reason the Eastern milk has eluded me, noone locally has been able to help me, not even anyone from the Herp society here, If anyone can help I would really appreciate it. I do have a license to own 12 snakes also just so anyone wondering knows. Thank you very much in advance for any help.
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Eastern Milk Snake question....Please help if posible
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Hi Mike, unfortunately I don't live in your area so I can't give you specifics as to where to find easterns in your area. Usually, my best places to find milks in my area (Eastern Massachusetts) is to find some power lines and look for piles of junk off to the side of them (especially pieces of plywood). They love to warm up under this wood in the mornings. You may also want to ask on the 'Field notes and observation' forum. I know there are some eastern milk enthusiasts that hang out over there. Good luck, Scott.
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Hey, Mike. No luck, yet, eh? I just found my fourth this year, so far, and it happened to be while I was looking for E. massasaugas. Nice subadult female. If you were in massasauga and fox snake habitat, then you had chances to find milks. They are more common than you think. PS: I might be coming down your way in about a week. How 'bout shooting me an e-mail and we can discuss possibilities? Later...TC.
Try rock piles adjacent to fallow fields. I believe the glaciers have done their thing in your area. Keep turning rocks and you'll eventually uncover one, plus a few bonuses are likely. Good luck.
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Tim
nothing should beat looking under large pieces of wood near a barn, esp if that barn has grain, cows, etc and esp if there are no cats around.
Especially in the morning before the tin gets too hot for them.I have had good luck on sunny but cooler than normal days when flipping tin.Also look around old barns.If you ask permission from farmers,many will let you look for snakes there.The response I usually get is "take all the damn snakes you want" but of course you want a nice specimen with a full tail (many I find have stubbed tails) and leave a few for seed.Good luck.
Mike Mitstifer
