DFW HERPS |
Diadophis punctatus |
Ring-necked Snake |
RING-NECKED SNAKE Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus, 1766) STATUS: Uncommon DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise HABITAT: Western Cross Timbers, Trinity River Bottoms, and Blackland Prairie SUBSPECIES: Prairie Ring-necked Snake (D. p. arnyi Kennicott, 1859) COMMENTS: The prairie ring-necked snake is common in isolated pockets, but is rare over most of the Metroplex. |