{"id":1543,"date":"2023-08-18T22:41:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T22:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snakesnap.eastcoastdigital.marketing\/?page_id=1543"},"modified":"2024-11-23T16:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T16:54:46","slug":"southern-ring-necked-snake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/southern-ring-necked-snake\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Ring-necked Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1543\" class=\"elementor elementor-1543\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176b921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176b921\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-66f87c9\" data-id=\"66f87c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cfbed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19cfbed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Diadophis-punctatus-punctatus-6-rewll3c2qi0fcp20jbqk1rqnutxrtlxevdgnln4hqc.jpg\" title=\"Diadophis punctatus punctatus (6)\" alt=\"Diadophis punctatus punctatus (6)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4232c\" data-id=\"1c4232c\" 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4225720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c98c37a\" data-id=\"c98c37a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5357bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5357bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Diadophis punctatus punctatus<\/i><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2074a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2074a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Alternate Name(s):<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ringneck Snake&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4226,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;}\">Ringneck Snake<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Venom Status:<\/h3><p>Non Venomous<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Characteristics:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Except for 2 subspecies, the 12 subspecies of ring-necked snakes in the USA are little grayish to black snakes that may be immediately identified to genus by the presence of complete or partial bright orange neck rings. Of the 2 holdouts one, a large subspecies from our southwestern arid lands may or may not have a ring and the 2nd, the Key ring-neck, from Florida, also may or may not have a ring but it is a tiny subspecies. 4 subspecies occur in the southeast. Although egg-layers (oviparous), at least one incident of live birth (ovoviviparity) has been documented by a female in Florida. Although adult at 10 to 14 inches, this Southern Ring-neck has been documented at just under 19 inches. Slate brownish to gray above, the belly is yellowish anteriorly and orange posteriorly with a central row of prominent black half moons. Orange neck ring often incomplete. Hatchlings, 4 inches long, are darker overall. Scales are in 15 to 17 rows.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1909033},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">Except for 2 subspecies, the 12 subspecies of ring-necked snakes in the USA are little grayish to black snakes that may be immediately identified to genus by the presence of complete or partial bright orange neck rings. Of the 2 holdouts one, a large subspecies from our southwestern arid lands may or may not have a ring and the 2nd, the Key ring-neck, from Florida, also may or may not have a ring but it is a tiny subspecies. 4 subspecies occur in the southeast. Although egg-layers (oviparous), at least one incident of live birth (ovoviviparity) has been documented by a female in Florida. Although adult at 10 to 14 inches, this Southern Ring-neck has been documented at just under 19 inches. Slate brownish to gray above, the belly is yellowish anteriorly and orange posteriorly with a central row of prominent black half moons. Orange neck ring often incomplete. Hatchlings, 4 inches long, are darker overall. Scales are in 15 to 17 rows.<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Unique Features:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This belly of this subspecies is usually yellowish anteriorly and bright orange posteriorly. It has a central row of prominent black half moons. Orange neck ring often wide but incomplete. The ring-necks, as a group, are rear-fanged snakes that produce a venom designed to overcome their prey. Prey may be as varied as grubs, worms, slugs, salamanders, smaller snake species, or lizards.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:12}\">This belly of this subspecies is usually yellowish anteriorly and bright orange posteriorly. It has a central row of prominent black half moons. Orange neck ring often wide but incomplete. The ring-necks, as a group, are rear-fanged snakes that produce a venom designed to overcome their prey. Prey may be as varied as grubs, worms, slugs, salamanders, smaller snake species, or lizards.<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Habitat and Diet:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Varied but this common snake is usually found beneath rocks, logs, or other surface debris in seasonally moist woodlands, meadows, and even in suburban yards. Prey may be as varied as grubs, worms, slugs, salamanders, smaller snake species, or lizards.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:14466,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Varied but this common snake is usually found beneath rocks, logs, or other surface debris in seasonally moist woodlands, meadows, and even in suburban yards. Prey may be as varied as grubs, worms, slugs, salamanders, smaller snake species, or lizards.<\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Geographic Range:<\/h3><p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;FL, GA, SC, AL, NC, VA, MD, NJ, &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4542,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:65280},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Nunito&quot;}\">FL, 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Serious snake envenomation is treated with antivenin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake-600x360.png 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhattodoifYouAreBittenbyaVenomousSnake.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-to-do-if-you-are-bitten-by-a-venomous-snake\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat to Do If You Are Bitten By a Venomous Snake\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-non-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/how-do-rat-snakes-climb\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-300x180.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2388\" alt=\"Snakes don&#039;t have hands, feet, claws, or sticky toe pads, but they can climb trees without them. They can also swim, burrow, crawl, and even glide. Whatever they do, their physical composition remains unchanged. Burrowing snakes lack claws, flying snakes lack wings, and water snakes lack fins.\u00a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb-600x360.png 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/HowDoRatSnakesClimb.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/how-do-rat-snakes-climb\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Do Rat Snakes Climb?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-non-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-the-differences-between-snakes-and-legless-lizards\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-300x180.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2386\" alt=\"In addition to the primary distinction that exists between them in terms of species, legless lizards and snakes are distinguished from one another in a variety of anatomical and environmental aspects.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/TheDifferencesBetweenSnakesandLeglessLizards.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-the-differences-between-snakes-and-legless-lizards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Are the Differences Between Snakes and Legless Lizards?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2381 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-venomous\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-snakes-good-for\/\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-300x180.jpg?wsr\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2382\" alt=\"No other kind of animal can rival the curiosity and sensations that snakes represent.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WhatareSnakesGoodFor.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/semhandyman.com\/stag\/what-are-snakes-good-for\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat Are Snakes Good For?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo 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