ring-necked snake

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ring·neck snake

(rĭng′nĕk′) also ring-necked snake
n.
A small nonvenomous colubrid snake (Diadophis punctatus) of North America, having a dark back and sides with a bright reddish or yellowish underside and a yellow or orange ring around the neck.
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Noun1.ring-necked snake - any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
ringneck snake, ring snake
colubrid, colubrid snake - mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes
Diadophis, genus Diadophis - a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes
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The ring-necked snake is usually found in rocky wooded areas or forest edges.
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