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Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 505, February 437, March 464, April 565, May 548, June 403, July 346, August 352, September 447, October 456, November 587, December 452.
United States29,591
California5,554
Canada3,985
Texas3,348
New York3,062
Ontario2,469
Kansas2,289
North Carolina2,033
Tennessee1,869
Virginia1,543

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Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyColubrid Snakes · Colubridae
GenusRing-necked Snakes · Diadophis

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