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title: "Ring-necked Snake"
description: "Diadophis punctatus — Rettili. Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/ring-necked-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Ring-necked Snake

> Diadophis punctatus — Rettili. Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada.

- Scientific name: *Diadophis punctatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 48452
- Wikidata: [Q2704229](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2704229)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26575](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26575)

## Names

- en: Ring-necked Snake
- de: Halsbandnatter
- es: Culebra de collar
- fr: Couleuvre à collier américaine
- nl: Ringnekslang

## Countries with the most observations

US (42698), CA (2840), MX (499)

## Summary

Diadophis punctatus, commonly known as the ring-necked snake or ringneck snake, is a small, harmless species of colubrid snake found throughout much of the United States, as well as south in Central Mexico and as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada. Ring-necked snakes are generally fossorial and somewhat secretive, by nature, and, as a nocturnal species, are rarely seen during the daytime. These snakes are believed to be fairly abundant throughout most of their range, though no scientific evaluation supports this hypothesis. Scientific research is lacking for the species, despite their apparently common status, and more…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-necked_snake

## Photo

![Ring-necked Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ring-necked-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Redmer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311074396

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ring-necked-snake?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).