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This is called the "Milk Snake Forum" -- (two words), yet the opening line reads "Welcome to the Milksnake Forum -- (one word). So which is it...technically?
Just Curious,
Chris =/
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"If only you would use your powers for Good." -- B. Russell Bethea
hello moto 
Michael's Place
There are two "official" lists of standardized common and scientific names for herp in the US.
The more official list, accepted by the Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) and the Herpetologists League is the one by Crother, et al. (http://www.herplit.com/SSAR/circulars/HC29/Crother.html). That list uses one word - milksnake (and also ratsnake, kingsnake, rattlesnake, pinesnake, gophersnake, etc).
The less official list, only really favored by a small group of people is the one published by the Center for North American Herpetology (CNAH - kind of a splinter group off the SSAR) (http://www.cnah.org/nameslist.asp?id=6). This list uses two words (milk snake), but it is criticized for its inconsistency (they propose ratsnake, bullsnake, kingsnake, but also milk snake, pine snake, gopher snake).
Therefore, I say the official name is milksnake as the current SSAR list is making an effort to provide consistency and is therefore a better list.
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Chris Harrison
Wonderful explanation! I'm encouraged to continue using the single word form -- "milksnake".
Thanks Again,
Chris =)
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"If only you would use your powers for Good." -- B. Russell Bethea
Only kidding. Always wondered that myself. How about heatpad?
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