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Diadophis punctatus
Small snake reaching an adult length of < 12 inches. Belly and ring around neck range from yellow to orange to bright red.
Fossorial snake living under leaf litter and in burrows in the ground. May be found inside of and under decomposing logs.
A difficult snake to keep as a pet due its specialized diet of insect larvae.
Spotted on Apr 17, 2011
Submitted on Jan 3, 2012
3 Comments
Beautiful pic.
lovely Spotting!!
Great info and photo. Thanks for sharing