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Ring-necked snake

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495:, and other distinct locations do not have the distinctive neck band. Additionally, individuals may have reduced or partially colored neck bands that are hard to distinguish; coloration may also be more of a cream color rather than bright orange or red. Head coloration tends to be slightly darker than the rest of the body, with tendencies to be blacker than grey or olive. Ventrally, the snakes exhibit a yellow-orange to red coloration broken by crescent-shaped black spots along the margins. Some individuals lack the distinct ventral coloration, but typically retain the black spotting. Rarely do individuals lack both the ventral and neck band coloration, so the use of those two characteristics is the simplest way to distinguish the species. 615:, which is fangless. The venom is produced in the Duvernoy's gland located directly behind the eye. It then drains out of an opening at the rear of the maxillary tooth. Ring-necked snakes first strike and then secure the prey using constriction. Next, they maneuver their mouths forward, ensuring the last maxillary tooth punctures the skin and allowing the venom to enter the prey's tissue. The secretion significantly affects the righting response of the prey. Ring-necked snakes are rarely aggressive to larger predators, suggesting their venom evolved as a feeding strategy rather than a defense strategy. Rather than trying to bite a predator, the snake winds up its tail into a corkscrew, exposing its brightly colored belly. 552:
subsurface crevasse or hole deep enough to prevent freezing temperatures. There is intraspecific variation in how den sites are chosen, with aggregate ring-necked snakes choosing dens that are on average 3 degrees Celsius above their ideal body temperature, while solitary snakes will choose dens that maintain their ideal body temperature. Since it is a woodland reptile, it can also commonly be found under wood or scraps. Because of hot weather, they tend to make holes and burrows, or they hide under rocks or any suitable material. They are normally found in flatland forests. Though they prefer to remain away from human-made structures, ring-neck snakes are not afraid to utilize urbanized areas as refuge from predators.
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male bites the female around her neck ring, maneuvering to align their bodies so sperm can be inserted into the female's vent. Females lay their eggs in loose, aerated soils under a rock or in a rotted log. Three to ten eggs are deposited in early summer and hatch in August or September. The egg is elongated with a white color contrasted by yellow ends. When hatched, juveniles are
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segments through most of the Pacific Northwest. Populations extend from south-central Washington continuing along the extreme West Coast into Mexico. Population segments extend inland into western Idaho, through southern Nevada, into central Utah, and continuing south through Arizona and central Mexico.
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Ring-necked snakes usually mate in the spring. In some subspecies, though, mating occurs in the fall, and delayed implantation occurs. Females attract males by secreting pheromones from their skin. Once the male finds a female, he starts by moving his closed mouth along the female's body. Then, the
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activity has been observed. Individuals are sometimes found during the day, especially on cloudy days, sunning themselves to gain heat. Yet, most individuals lie directly under surface objects warmed in the sun and use conduction with that object to gain heat. Though ring-necked snakes are highly
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continuous through the Gulf Coast of Texas. Distribution moves inland into northern Minnesota, continuing diagonally through the US to include all of Iowa, eastern Nebraska, and most of Kansas. In the western US, the distribution is significantly less continuous, with spotty, distinct population
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conditions the preferred substrate. Ring-necked snakes are also not found above an elevation of 2,200 m (7,200 ft). In northern regions, dens are also important in identifying suitable ring-necked snake habitat. Dens are usually shared communally, and are identifiable by an existent
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species, are rarely seen during the daytime. These snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range, though no scientific evaluation supports this hypothesis. Scientific research is lacking for the species, despite their apparently common status, and more in-depth
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secretive, they do display some social structure, but the exact social hierarchies have never been evaluated. Many populations have been identified to have large colonies of more than 100 individuals, and some reports indicate some smaller colonies occupy the same microhabitats.
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to secure their prey. In a study analyzing the dietary habits of this species, age, amount of food consumed, and temperature were conditions that highly affected digestion. The snakes do not have a true venom gland, but they do have an analogous structure called the
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Cox, Christian L.; Logan, Michael L.; Bryan, Olivia; Kaur, Darshdeep; Leung, Evan; McCormack, John; McGinn, John; Miller, Lauren; Robinson, Caroline; Salem, Jena; Scheid, Jessica; Warzinski, Tatiana; Chung, Albert K. (January 2018).
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is reported at 52 cm (20.5 in). First-year juvenile snakes are typically about 20 cm (8 in) and grow about 2–5 cm (1–2 in) a year depending on the developmental stage or resource availability.
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The ring-necked snake is perhaps best-known for its unique defensive posture: when threatened, it curls its tail into a tight coil, partially rolls onto its back, and shows its bright red-orange underside and
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Ring-necked snakes are fairly common throughout much of the United States extending into southeastern Canada and central Mexico. Eastern populations cover the entire Eastern Seaboard from the
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Ring-necked snakes have smooth scales with 15–17 scale rows at midbody. Males typically have small tubercles on their scales just anterior to the vent, which are usually absent in females.
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O’Donnell, Ryan P.; Staniland, Kevin; Mason, Robert T. (November 2007). "Experimental evidence that oral secretions of northwestern ring-necked snakes (
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coloration is solid olive, brown, bluish-gray to smoky black, broken only by a distinct yellow, red, or yellow-orange neck band. A few populations in
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surface. In nature, vivid coloration on an animal generally serves as a warning to others that it is not afraid of delivering a dose of
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sp.) which have red, yellow, white or black stripes, an adaptation meant to confuse predators by visually mimicking the venomous
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species are chosen is dependent on their availability within the habitat. Michigan populations of the Eastern Ring-necked Snake (
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Size also varies across the species' distribution. Typically, adults measure 25–38 cm (10–15 in) in length, except for
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near rocky hillsides, or in wetter environments with abundant cover or woody debris. Southern subspecies exist primarily within
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Richards, T.E. (2017). "Effect of urbanization on predatory defense mechanisms of southern ringneck snake (
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Ring-necked snakes are fairly similar in morphology throughout much of their distribution.
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habitats. Stebbins (2003) identified the species as a snake of moist habitats, with moist
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on both sides of the upper jaw being longer and channeled; the notable exception is
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Species account from the Iowa Reptile and Amphibian Field Guide.
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The diet of the ring-necked snake consists primarily of smaller
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found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in
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A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition
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The defensive display of a San Bernardino ring-necked snake
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in Northern Michigan (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae)"
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if eaten; this "false warning" coloration is a form of
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question the morphologically-based classifications.
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Recently hatched ring-necked snake, Missouri Ozarks
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Ringneck snake

Sacramento County, California
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Colubridae
Diadophis
Baird
Girard
Binomial name
Linnaeus
Synonyms
Linnaeus
Schlegel
Baird
Girard
A.M.C. Duméril
Bibron
Boulenger
Cope

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