The Litchfield Hills are Crawling With Baby Eastern Milk Snakes

My 6-pound Chihuahua met his match on the banks of the Naugatuck River in Torrington, and it wasn't a Corgi or an eagle this time, it was a fearless baby snake. The Litchfield Hills are alive with the sound of baby snakes my friends, watch where you step, and where your dog sniffs.

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My little guy RayRay was chugging along the pathway near Torrington's new Rainbow Bridge yesterday when 3 little baby Eastern Milk Snakes bolted across the gravel into the parking lot by the Torrington Dog Park. RayRay noticed them immediately, so I reeled his leash in a bit as he looked a little closer. Two of the baby snakes made it into the grass, I was able to snap a pic of the little one you see above when we got a too close, by this point I had my Chihuahua in my arms, I wasn't taking any chances. As much as I think I know about snakes,

The Eastern Milk Snake is one of the most common snakes found in Connecticut, according to ct.gov. Milk snakes got their name from the old-time belief that they drank the milk from cows at night and are commonly mistaken for one of Connecticut's poisonous snakes - the Copperhead. These little babies had brilliant orange/red markings that will fade to reddish brown as they reach 19-40 inches long.

Hatchlings typically emerge in late August through October in Connecticut, and they will spend the rest of their lives addressing the rodent population of the Constitution State.