MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt UltimaDork
9/10/21 1:56 p.m.

Baby ringneck snake.  Probably just hatched a few days ago - it's tiny!

One of my co-workers caught it in the building. I took a few pictures and let it go in the woods. It's only the second time I've seen a ringneck in the wild, although they're apparently pretty common.

slefain
slefain PowerDork
9/10/21 2:32 p.m.

I find them in the yard a few times a year. We usually keep them a day or two in the terrarium to show the kids how snakes work, then let them go. The only one we kept a while was one I rescued from a spider web. Poor guy was all tied up and probably on death's door. Got him back in shape but feeding him was weird. Really picky. In desperation I tossed a tiny feeder goldfish in his little water bowl. Bingo! I had the only ring neck in the world who thought he was an anaconda. Little guy would chill out in the water dish and wait for a snack. Just bizarre, but he was feeling frisky when we let him go a few days later.

Little yard snakes are awesome.

Duke
Duke MegaDork
9/10/21 2:54 p.m.

Wow, that's really cool!

I don't have any problem with sneks.

 

84FSP
84FSP UltraDork
9/10/21 5:59 p.m.

Love watching them fish for waterbowl goldfish

Curtis73 (Forum Supporter)
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
9/11/21 11:14 a.m.

Snakes fascinate me.  So beautiful.

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