northern ringneck pics

[big J]

I took some pics of the ringneck i caught yesterday He got me a few times with the smelly stuff but he is pretty cool looking anyway

the unbroken neck ring means he is a northern the southerns have interrupted neck rings



he has a beautiful yellow belly. I found a guy named mike fedzen who has considerable experience with ringnecks the website is kingpinreptiles.com and has pics of an albino ringneck

[GartersRock]

Cool!! I love ringnecks and hope to try and breed some someday...

[drache]

pretty little guy

[dashnu]

Keep me updated on your feeding experience.. I have two almost exactly same size.

Thanks!

[big J]

I'll keep us all updated with info on the feeding and such. I haven't tried anything yet but I'm going to try some night crawlers in a few days if that doesn't work i'm going to try some guppies. Right now he sits in a heated herp room of about 85*F and 60*humidity.

[Lori P]

He's a cutie! I'd like to read updates on him too. :-)

[anji1971]

What a handsome little snake!
Lucky you to have found it!

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Where is this Ring-neck from? I have heard that the Southern populations are more opportunistic feeders (earthworms, slugs, small amphibians, smaller snakes and lizards, rarely small insects), while northern populations are often more exclusive. I have a Northwestern Ring-necked Snake, and it will only eat California Slender Salamanders! Luckily, they are plentiful, and I feed my Sharp-tailed Snake the same prey.

Good luck on your feeding endeavors, and don't forget: These guys don't need too hot an enclosure. Mine aestivates during most of the summer in the cool dark moist spots of its enclosure. I have had "Ringo" and "Sharpie" since May of 2007.



"Ringo" the Northwestern Ring-necked Snake



"Sharpie" the Sharp-tailed Snake



"Sharpie" snags a slender...

[jitami]

Steven, I looooooove Sharpie! A sharp-tailed snake is one of the few snakes that I've actually caught myself. I'm hoping that will change when life slows down a little and I have a bit more time to myself The little sharp-tail was the coolest, most docile little thing. I released him back where I found him only to later learn that they were not known to live where I caught him. There was a guy who used to be active at kingsnake who was doing a study on sharp-tailed snakes. He was very surprised at my finding and would have liked to have examined it. I had taken some pictures of the little guy, but that didn't really help with his research. Still was a nice encounter with a truly pleasant snake.

[dashnu]

Yea Sharpie is really nice looking! I think 85 is a bit to hot for the northern, I found my two under a rock on a 70 degree day. So I keep my tank at ~75. Some spots cooler than others some warmer. I use heat pads and for the most part I find them under the substrait on the cool spots.