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REGAL RINGNECK SNAKE ARIZONA

Regal ring neck snake Arizona also known as Diadophis punctatus and commonly known as ring- necked snake. This snake is harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, Central Mexico, and southeastern Canada. These snakes are most secretive so rarely found in daytime. These snakes are counted in Colubridae family. These snakes are not much venomous so not much harmful to humans.

Ring- necked snakes are similar in morphology throughout much of their distribution. Its dorsal coloration is solid olive, brown, bluish, gray to smoky black, broken only by a distinct yellow- orange neck band. Ring- necked snakes are common throughout much of the United States extending into southeastern Canada and central Mexico.

Ring- necked snakes are common throughout much of the united extending into southeastern Canada and central Mexico. Eastern populations cover the entire Eastern Seaboard from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence continuous from the gulf Coast of Texas.

Ring necked snakes occur in a wide variety of habitats preference seems to be determined by areas with abundant cover and denning locations.





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