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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: Baby Ringneck snake
Posted by Alex, forum owner on April 14, 2005, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Baby Ringneck snake"
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: I found a baby ringneck snake and I don't
: know what it eats. It is only about 4 -
: 5 inches long. I have baby crickets
: that I feed to my leopard geckos, and
: my red belly fire frogs but those
: crickets look to big. So please answer
: my question ASAP.Thanks You
:
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Ringnecks are difficult, and if yours is over 8 inches long it is probably an adult. (In most subspecies anyway; Regal Ringnecks get pretty big.)
They eat salamanders, small lizards, hatchling snakes, worms, and other things. I have never had any success with them, but one fellow, Mike Fedzen, who piosts here regularly can tell you far more than I can.
Alex
http://alexnetherton.com
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