To ask a question about a snake, don't reply to this post, go to the forum home page and start a new post. Your question will get a lot more exposure. Please give us an idea of where you live, as reptiles can often be identified only by locality!

Please do not place messages about killing a snake, and asking what kind it is you have killed! That is like going onto a message board about dogs and telling about torturing one to death, and asking what kind of breed it was. You will likely get "flamed", and likely by the forum owner, depending on his mood that day.

A note about head shape in snakes: Head shape is a totally useless character for identifying a snake, and has nothing to do with whether the serpent is or is not venomous (poisonous). Many harmless snakes, especially when young, have rather large heads. Please describe color, pattern, markings, and habitat where the snake was found. The shape of the head will not help us in any way. Thank you.

Re: Ringneck

Posted by Bill on December 6, 2004, 7:34 am, in reply to "Re: Ringneck"
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--Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : Ok, I just surfed a bit, and everything : I : found showed that FL ringnecks are : black with a yellow or cream colored : ring and belly. : : The problem is, that about a half hour : ago, I almost stepped on one outside : work that had a bright red ring and : belly. It was about 5 inches long and : less than pencil-thickness. : : When I tried to move it, it did the : tail curl, exposing the underside and : then flipped totally over exposing the : full red belly. : : I moved it into a landscaped protected : area, but had wanted to check what it : was. Everything that I have seen for : the red-bellies show them to be : northern (or from the northwest). : : Are the red-rings normal for FL? I : know it's cooling off outside, but it : surely isn't northern weather yet. :-) : : I don't have my Peterson's Guide handy, : no, wait, yes I do. The penninsular FL : Ringnecks can be more colorful, and are : the ones who do the corkscrew thing : with the tail, showing the red : underside. The ring on the neck can : sometimes be orangey red, especially on : southern specimens. Yours is a Southern : Ringneck Snake, Florida form. : Ok, good deal. And I hope he'll be happy out here. Plenty of lizards to be had, that's for sure. Thanks :-)

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Message Thread: Ringneck - Bill December 3, 2004, 1:50 pm Re: Ringneck - Alex, forum owner December 4, 2004, 12:40 pm Re: Ringneck - Bill December 6, 2004, 7:34 am « Back to thread

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