Taxonomy
Family colubridea
Genus Diadophis
Species punctatus
Subspecies regalis
Life cycle
Ring neck Snakes mate in the
Spring and lay eggs in June
and July. Eggs are whitish, and
about one inch long. Each
female lays up to ten eggs at a
time.
Eggs hatch in about two
months. Young ring necks are
four inches long when they
are born.
Ring neck Snakes can live up
to 20 years.
By: Brittany Walker
Phylogeny
The colubridae family is by far the
largest family of snakes . By current
classification, there are more than
2,000 members of the colubridae
family. Scientists believe that this
species of snakes originated in the
Mexico region. This particular snake
would be considered primitive.
Much is still unknown about their
history.
Habitat
Ring neck snakes spend most of
their time underground or hidden
under logs, rocks, leaf litter, or
debris. They are reclusive and
nocturnal in nature, so they
prefer to spend their days under
shelter or underground hiding
from predators. Ring neck snakes
become active at night and often
dig underground to uncover prey.
Habits and other info
Ring neck snakes generally eat salamanders , mice, worms and
many insects. Mice.They track their prey with their keen sense of
smell. Once it is located, they bite and then constrict the prey,
suffocating it before swallowing it whole. . Although they are
completely harmless to humans, ringnecks have weak venom in
their saliva which they use to subdue their prey
References
Campbell, I.(2010). Southern Ringneck Snake Diet. Ehow Contributor. Retrieved October 29, 2010 from
http//www.ehow.co.uk/about 6584132 southern-ringneck-snake-diet.html
Natureserve Global Conservation Status Ranks, World Conservation Union - IUCN Red List. Retrieved. 7 Nov 2010.
From http//:californiaherps.com/snakes/pages/d.p/regalis.htm
Virgil, S. Ringneck Snake(Diadophis Punctatus). University of Georgia. Retrieved October 29 2010, from
http//:www.uga.eddu/srelherp/snakes/diapun.htm