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The Eastern Ringneck is a slender snake, and is found in the Algonquin Highlands in lengths ranging from 25 to 38 cm. Its coloration is plain brownish, black, bluish black, or slate colored. It has a yellow or orange ring around its neck and its belly is either yellow or orange. The scales are smooth and the anal plate is divided.
The female lays one to ten elongated eggs between June and July in a communal nest made in damp soil, sawdust piles or rotten logs. Eastern Ringnecks feed on earthworms, lizards, and small amphibians.
These snakes are very secretive and spend their days hiding under debris. They are sometimes nocturnal in hot weather, but many may excavate underground until cooler weather. These snakes rarely attempt to bite. When alarmed, they may coil up and curl their tails into a tight spiral showing the bright underside.
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EASTERN RINGNECK SNAKE
(Family Colubridae)
Diadophis punctatus
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