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Prairie ring-necked snake

Diadophis punctatus arnyi

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

It has a black or gray back with smooth scales and a gold belly with numerous spots. There is a bright gold or orange ring on the neck. The underside of the tail is usually red-orange. The prairie ring-necked snake has many irregularly-spaced black spots on the belly. (information from "A Field Guide to Oklahoma's Amphibians and Reptiles")

Habitat:

Prairie

Notes:

This is my first snake of 2014. My daughter and I visited a local site and located 2 of these snakes.

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Diadophis punctatus

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Comments (8)
Aaron_G
Thanks, all. They really are beautiful and sweet snakes. (even when they musk you) ;-)
Aaron_G
They're kind of plain on top. All the excitement is underneath! :-)

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PublishedMarch 21, 2014

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