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.

Ringneck Snakes

Posted by Wayne on September 21, 2005, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Re: ring snake in basement"
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They're adult Ringneck Snakes. They're completely harmless. Ringneck Snakes tend to congregate around one another and the scent left by the musky dermal pheremones of one adult will tend to attract others. I'm not sure exactly what to do about helping them find other places other than sealing things up well. --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : just to add to my message, these snakes : in our basement are all black w/ a : yellow ring around the neck. they are : about 6-8 inches long. does that mean : they are not a baby? we have put moth : ball flakes around our house, and every : snake we find in the basement my husb : puts way out in the woods (far from my : house) anyone know about these type of : snakes and why they like my basement? : every time i think they are out of the : basement we find an other. in : massachusetts and winters are pretty : cold, can these snakes survive winter? : any input is helpful, don't like snakes : but am not cruel to them either, like : them better not in my basement : : --Previous Message-- : Over the last year we have found a : total : of 7 baby ring snakes in our basement! : My husb thinks they are coming in our : basemet door! Besides fixing the door : is there anything else to keep them out : of the basement? i thought they got in : by accident, but it seems for some : reason they like our basement. Do they : hibernate for winter? I live in : massachusetts and am worried they are : looking for shelter for winter.any : input is helpful. i am terrified of : snakes. ( i know they are harmless but : i still don't like them and am ready to : sell my house) thanks : : I live in Tennessee and in the last : month I found 2 small black snakes with : a yellow ring around their necks in my : basement also. Until I read your : message I was unsure what they might : be. I thought that maybe the mama was : also in the basement somewhere. What : do you think? Last week my dog was : bitten by a copperhead and it was very : traumatic. I am terrified of snakes. : Please help : : :

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Message Thread: ring snake in basement - michele September 15, 2005, 11:34 am Re: ring snake in basement - michele September 17, 2005, 10:24 am Re: ring snake in basement - cindy September 21, 2005, 2:52 pm Ringneck Snakes - Wayne September 21, 2005, 3:28 pm Re: ring snake in basement - Alex Netherton September 21, 2005, 11:31 am « Back to thread

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