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Ringneck snake picture

Tuesday, November 16, 2004 | 2 comments

Today we cleaned "Tina's house", the terrarium I used for Tina the scorpion. The scorpion died a few months ago, and Esme and I had decided that its now empty enclosure resembles close the habitat of the ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp) we found yesterday on the sidewalk.

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Juvenile ringneck snake on Esme's hand
Juvenile ringneck snake on Esme's hand

We removed some of the dead plants - tillandsias glued to pieces of wood - and I also made the substrate a bit more lose since I read the ringneck snake likes to tunnel in it. I also put a bottle cap with fresh water inside the terrarium. Before I put the little ringneck snake in the terrarium I made a few pictures of the juvenile snake on Esme's hand.

After it moved a bit around, looking for a good spot to hide, the little ringneck snake coiled up under a piece of bark.

Perfect hiding place for a juvenile ringneck snake
Perfect hiding place for a juvenile ringneck snake

The next step is to find some food and see if the ringneck snake wants to eat.

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