Discover Nature this week with Missouri snakes. There are many myths out there about snakes, and one very old myth claims certain snakes once stole milk from cows and were labeled “milk snakes” because they were commonly seen around barns or sheds. It was believed these snakes drank milk from the cows, but the truth was the snakes were there to eat the mice. Some people claim that snakes run in pairs, which is another myth. Snakes do get together briefly in the spring to mate, but since they are