Eastern Snakes Forum
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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: snakes
Posted by Wayne
on July 29, 2005, 9:40 am, in reply to "Re: snakes"
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It's a Ringneck Snake. They are a small harmless snake and are actually very common but rarely seen unless you look for them because they spend almost all of their time under cover such as rocks, logs and various debris. How you found yours is typical of how they're found. --Previous Message--
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: I found a baby snake underneath my
: landscaping timbers. It was black with
: a yellow ring around its neck. I was
: just wondering what kind it may be. I
: haven't seen one like that before.
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: I live in Virginia, in the country
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