Northern Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)

Created: October 11th, 2009 - 10:26 AM
Last Modified: July 10th, 2010 - 03:13 PM Entered by: Matthew Jennette
Record 32044

Country: United States		State: Maryland	County: Baltimore County	Time: 2009-10-09 15:35:00
Qty: 1	Age: Juvenile	Sex: --	Method: Artificial cover flipping	Habitat: Deciduous forest
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 82.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 42%
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: -----	Elevation: -----	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Under a piece of asphalt. Approx. 8cm long.

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Nate Nazdrowicz on Oct 15, 2009 at 04:07 PM

Matt, photographs of the ring and belly (or at least a written description) would be good to include in each voucher. Looks like you are at the edge of the integrade zone with most showing northern characteristics.

Posted by Bob Ferguson (brick911) on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:55 PM

Beats me. That's why I asked you. Haha. I'm trying to understand the whole intergrade zone. I would think they'd be northerns though according to your description. I'm gonna ask Nate.

Posted by Matthew Jennette on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:53 PM

Full ring and an unpatterned ventral surface. I have seen a few adults with some markings (maybe 5%) but all of them have had full rings, see my record 24546. Could those individuals be intergrades?

Posted by Bob Ferguson (brick911) on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:35 PM

Full ring, huh? Did it have belly markings? I would think they'd be southern ringnecks down there.