(another) Snake Identification question?

[Shadow]

very small critter...dark on top, bright orange underneath, 1 orange ring on it's neck?

[Rich Z]

It's called (suprisingly enough) a Ring-Necked Snake. They feed mostly on salamanders and earth worms. About as harmless as you can get.

I used to find tons of them when I lived in Maryland, but haven't seen too many here in Florida.

[grumpyvette]

http://www.floridabackyardsnakes.com...nRingneck.html

[Shadow]

Yep! That's the little critter

Thanks.

Found him curled up floating around my pool!

[Z06 Rocket]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Yep! That's the little critter

Thanks.

Found him curled up floating around my pool!

That's usually where I find them too. Hanging out on the automatic pool crawler's hose as it breaks the surface of the water.