ringneck snake

Okay I went for a walk yesterday and right in front of my house was a dead ring neck snake. (I know it was a ring neck cause robbiescornfield had fornd a few one day.) It was in the road so it had been ran over. It was gray, with orange/yellow belly and orange/yellow ring around his neck. It was less than a foot long and OH the Cutest thing! I just wish it had been alive.

The are Most likely other rignecks out here right? Also are ringnecks rare? I had never heard of them besides on the post from robbiescornfield

Also while I was on my walk,aroung the lake, was a shed about 3 foot long up against the bank. When I picked it up it ripped in half.

anyway just letting you all know.

CS

Aww too bad it was dead! They aren't rare, but BOY are they CUTE! Here's one I caught a little while ago! I let it go:

Originally Posted by wasuslitherin

The are Most likely other rignecks out here right? Also are ringnecks rare? I had never heard of them besides on the post from robbiescornfield

CS

It depends on where you live?? What state are you in? There so many species of ring necks. In some locations they are a good size snake and in other parts of the country they are tiny.

That shed was probably NOT a ringneck, but possibly a rat snake, or a black racer (depending on where you are). But the DOR you described definitely sounds like one! They're such fun little snakes to catch and hold, but they're better to release.
It's very hard to get them started in captivity, and the mortality rate is very very high. That's why the only time you ever hear about them is usually when someone finds one, not buys.

I am in Werrenton Mo. They are so freaking cute that was the first I ever saw one and it was SOOOO tiny and cute.

In Louisiana, the Mississippi RNS's are kind of darker, kind of bluish. And I have only found one in my whole life.
And yep, small and cute definitely apply. And to my understanding they are the opposite of ubiquitously distributed. Are very common in certain locales, within those range maps, for example in Audubon's or Peterson's Field Guides.