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This snake has a blunt head, a tiny mouth, and small eyes. Anteriorly the dorsal scales are usually in 17 rows (other eastern subspecies have 15 rows). [ 4 ] A mature prairie ringneck grows to about 25–36 cm (9.8–14.2 in) in total length (including tail), record 42 cm ( 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).
In nature, vivid coloration on an animal generally serves as a warning to others that it is not afraid of delivering a dose of venom, or that it is poisonous if eaten; this "false warning" coloration is a form of mimicry, a survival adaptation in which a non-venomous species (i.e., the ring-necked snake) has evolved brighter coloration, similar ...
Northern Ringneck Snake: everywhere but central 2/3: uncommon: minimal Farancia abacura reinwardtii: Western Mud Snake: southwestern tip: state endangered (extirpated) minimal Heterodon platirhinos: Eastern Hognose Snake: throughout: uncommon: minimal Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster: Prairie Kingsnake: southwest, southcentral, and along ...
Prairie ringneck snake: Diadophis punctatus arnyi: Racer: Coluber constrictor: Redbelly snake: Storeria occipitomaculata: Smooth earth snake: Virginia valeriae: Smooth green snake: Opheodrys vernalis: Special concern Speckled kingsnake: Lampropeltis getula holbrooki: Threatened Timber rattlesnake: Crotalus horridus: Western fox snake ...
Non-venomous Northern redbelly snake: Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata: Non-venomous Prairie kingsnake: Lampropeltis calligaster: Non-venomous Queensnake: Regina septemvittata: Non-venomous Ringneck snake: Diadophis punctatus: Non-venomous Rough green snake: Opheodrys aestivus: Non-venomous Scarlet kingsnake: Lampropeltis elapsoides ...
1.1 Non venomous. 1.2 Venomous. ... Regal Ringneck Snake; Venomous ... Night Snake; Northern Blacktail Rattlesnake; Prairie Rattlesnake ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
"Northern Ringneck Snake". Online Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Connecticut. Yale Peabody Museum; Christie, Peter (December 1997). Reptiles and Amphibians of Prince Edward County, Ontario. Natural Heritage. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-896219-27-1 Northern Ringneck Snake. Vigil, Stacey.