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Diadophis punctatus
A small snake that has a gray back and a white ring around the neck. The belly is yellow with small black dots, and fades to orange then red at the tail.
Found on a sandy trail at dusk. In Palo duro canyon state park
A very common defense posture for this species is to roll the tail red side up. Red is a warning color in nature, and this is supposed to ward off predators.
Spotted on Aug 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 22, 2013
9 Comments
Great find Ashley!
Thanks! The northern subspecies can get up to 2 ft, but most adults are between 12 and 18 inches.
Beautiful. How big do they get?
Love these i find them commonly in NC where I live along with worm snakes
Thanks Conor, Shanna, Jemma, and David! I love these little guys :)
Such a cool snake! :D
lovely snake!! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful!!
Gorgeous snake Ashley!