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Great Plains rat snake (Pantherophis emoryi) Western rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) Gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) Graham's crayfish snake (Regina grahamii) Longnose snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei) Ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) Brown snake (Storeria dekayi) Redbelly snake species in need of conservation (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Southern ringneck snake, Diadophis p. punctatus Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a rather small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Quebec, Canada.
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).
If you live in Kansas you share your state with many different types of snakes. Kansas is home to more than 40 snake species that you could encounter in Kansas, but only a small portion of them ...
Ringneck snake. Diadophis punctatus or the ringneck snake. Characteristics: Ringneck snakes are very small, usually not more than 1 foot in length. They are easily identifiable by a yellow or ...
"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.
Ringneck snakes are nocturnal, secretive snakes which spend most of their time hiding under rocks or other ground debris.If threatened, the ringneck snake typically hides its head and twists its tail in a corkscrew type motion, exposing its brightly colored underside, and expels a foul smelling musk from its cloaca.
Like D. p. punctatus, the Mississippi ringneck snake characteristically attains a maximum length of 44.5 centimetres (17.5 in). The head is black and the body dark gray, separated by a golden ring at the neck.