Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus) by Daniel D. Dye

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29-MAR-2009	Daniel D. Dye

Non-venomous

For more information please visit: http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com/

Nikon D40 ,Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom
1/125s f/29.0 at 55.0mm iso200 full exif

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Guest		05-Nov-2016 17:54
I found one in my back yard and i was7 i was not scard because i had done a lot of resrch on them my mom and dad wher so scard

Guest		07-Jun-2016 03:19
Ringneck snakes are not aggressive non venomous butt there's saliva has a little Venom if they bite you it's like getting stung by a bee and it stings and burns a little bit nothing to be afraid of it won't hurt you

Guest		03-Aug-2015 22:20
They may not bite, but I picked one out of my pool and he tried to clamp onto my finger. I just let him hand on since he wasn't hurting anything.

Harry Gilligan		08-May-2015 09:17
Hi, damn kitty just brought lil "ringer" in-it looked to be crying; tail blood red, not bleeding. May it survive?

Guest		16-Apr-2015 00:16
Found a baby snake in our pool,please help me identify black,golden ring around neck,also under stomach !thank-you for your help in advance ,hard to know what it is , do not like to kill things!

Juanita		19-Jul-2014 17:16
I found a snake in my back yard, I do not live in the coutnry, its about 6 inches, the body is shinny brown almost looks like cooper and on the side it has small strips in blue and white and when you look at from the top it looks like its outlined in black. Is it poisonous?

Guest		23-Apr-2014 14:41
Your looking at non venomous snakes of Florida. Of course it's not venomous !!!

Guest		26-Sep-2013 15:07
saw yesterday on grass. thanks for helping me to identify!!!! Very small, maybe 8 inches long!!!!!

Daniel D. Dye		01-Aug-2013 00:23
Yes, Captain Dan. Along with small snakes and lizards.

Captain Dan		31-Jul-2013 21:05
Just released on from my pool in Miami Beach. 3rd one I have seen here. 12 inches and 1/2 diameter. All brown with yellow ring around neck. Lots of small frogs here. Food!

Guest		08-May-2013 12:33
Also, he's only about the diameter of a small drinking straw.

Guest		08-May-2013 12:32
This site helped me identify one I just found near Gainesville, FL. It's about 8 inches long. Not even trying to bite me; so tiny he might not be able to. Thank you for this site!

guest		09-Apr-2013 20:07
in pool around 1/2 in dia. black on top orange on the bottom about 2 feet long

Guest		20-Aug-2012 19:51
I JUST FOUND ONE IN MY POOL NEAR THE OVERFLOW. HE WAS AS SCARED AS I WAS. FLORIDA AUG 20.12 WANTED A DRINK I GUESS. ITS GOING TO STORM, HE SHOULLD HAVE WAITED.

Guest		02-Jun-2012 12:56
Very small 10 to 12 inches long with yellow ring around neck and belly is also yellow or yellowish with an orange hue. Non poisonous, eats earthworms, snails and tadpoles or very small frogs. I just scooped one out of the pool this morning.

guest		08-May-2012 04:00
guest grace,the one in the pic is non posinis,but if you think the water ones in england are non posinis they are.

Danny		04-Aug-2011 01:00
i walk my dog at night and i saw a sneak that look like the one in the picture i live next to a lake , is that sneak a water sneak? are they poisonous ?

Brian		11-Nov-2010 15:26
Absolutely harmless, they do not even bite. They typically eat worms. And they have beautiful coloration, sometimes with pink hues.

Grace		01-Aug-2010 14:19
Please tell me if the Southern ring neck is poisonous.

Dannie		14-Jul-2010 14:34
Thank you for the pictures but still did not tell me if they are poisonous.

Dannie		09-Jul-2010 23:50
I saw one on my front yard two weeks ago. Like to know if it is poisonous Thank you.

cheri		25-Jun-2010 20:01
this looks like a snake we found in our salt water pool today. is it poisonous???

Betty		09-Jun-2010 04:39
I found a snake in my yard today June 8th 2010 at approximately noon today the markings on the snake was very close to the southern ringneck snake but it was a deep black and bright red in color where in this picture looks yellow.

Guest		12-May-2010 14:12
Pleace more info on Southern Ringneck snake

Guest		23-Apr-2010 15:17
It would be nice to have more information on the snake by it's picture.

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