About Lampropeltis gentilis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
Lampropeltis gentilis, formally described by Baird & Girard in 1853, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It has multiple common names: the western milksnake, Central Plains milksnake, pale milksnake, Utah milksnake, and New Mexico milksnake. This species occurs in the United States.