Glands & Fangs

[save_lenny]

I am the proud owner of a gorgeous 3 year old female Honduran milk snake...and a resident of NYC. I would like to keep her if she is legal, which I believe she is.

If you aren't familiar with NYC's pet laws they are...lengthy. The section of the law I am navigating is section 10 (https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/about/healthcode/health-code-article161.pdf) relating to illegal snakes:

"all venomous, mid-or rear-fanged, Duvernoy-glanded members of the family Colubridae, even if devenomized" are illegal.

Milk snakes are part of the Lampropeltini tribe, which is within the Colubridae family.

I have found very few resources regarding their Duvernoy-glands and teeth.
I would appreciate confirmation, add to, or disagree with my findings.

Honduran Milk Snakes:

DO NOT have Duvernoy-glands, according to a scientific study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/lampropeltis), all bites from milk snakes did not trigger symptoms related to the effects of a bite from a duvernoy-glanded snake, such as a hognose.

DO NOT have fangs, but teeth. According to live science (https://www.livescience.com/53333-milk-snakes.html) they have teeth.

[chairman]

They're not talking about milk snakes. They are referring to snakes typically referred to as "rear fanged venomous," like Boigas. I think hognose would also be prohibited.