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Southern ringneck snake, Diadophis p. punctatus. Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a rather small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Quebec, Canada.
This snake has a blunt head, a tiny mouth, and small eyes. Anteriorly the dorsal scales are usually in 17 rows (other eastern subspecies have 15 rows). [ 4 ] A mature prairie ringneck grows to about 25–36 cm (9.8–14.2 in) in total length (including tail), record 42 cm ( 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).
Ringneck snakes are nocturnal, secretive snakes which spend most of their time hiding under rocks or other ground debris. If threatened, the ringneck snake typically hides its head and twists its tail in a corkscrew type motion, exposing its brightly colored underside, and expels a foul smelling musk from its cloaca .
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Regardless of your opinion on these reptiles, some species are hazardous to humans, and you must take the utmost caution in their territory. All snakes The Deadliest Snake on Every Continent in ...
Although at least one species of venomous snake is found in every state except Hawaii, Maine, Rhode Island and Alaska, the vast majority are found in warm weather states. Roughly 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States, and about five of those people die. [4]
Venom yield is typically between 100–350 mg, with a maximum of 750 mg. [63] Brown (1973) mentions a venom yield of 180–750 mg. [34] About 100 mg is thought [by whom?] to be enough to kill a healthy adult human male, with death occurring after 25 hours. In humans, bites from this species can produce severe local and systemic symptoms.