Diadophis punctatus

[aquamentus_11]

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has anyone ever kept one of these before? they seem pretty cool.

[guidofatherof5]

Diadophis punctatus amabilis - Pacific Ring-necked Snake

[MasSalvaje]

I have found a few diadophis through the years. The local regals in Utah can get pretty big, for ringnecks anyway, and are for the most part snake eaters. I know a guy that keeps them, he used to breed wanderings to feed them but one of the wanderings ended up killing one of his ringnecks. Both are known to be snake eaters and both are known to have some form of mild venom.

There is a guy that is on this forum that has a good website on them, I want to say it is Mike Fedzen but I could be wrong.

-Thomas

[aquamentus_11]

i read that a few months ago. he stopped breeding them because they wouldn't eat for him. other people have no problems just feeding worms. probably has to do with which subspecies you have i would think

[RedSidedSPR]

I've looked into it many times as there's an abundance of them where I live... Too much work. It's the diet that gets ya

[aquamentus_11]

really varied?

[Sergey]

I listened to what they can to feed the slugs and snails.

[RedSidedSPR]

Not varied. The diet of a ring neck snake is almost soley other snakes.

So...

[Stefan-A]

Not varied. The diet of a ring neck snake is almost soley other snakes.

So...

Not according to what I've read.

[mikem]

i thought they mostly fed on worms and salamanders..