Rudy Mancke helps a listener identify a small snake with a ring around its neck.
Transcript (edited for clarity):
RUDY MANCKE:
Hi, this is Rudy Mancke from USC for NatureNotes.
Kay was at a friend's home, a mountain home in Todd, North Carolina. And when they opened the garage door, they saw a small snake coiled up there. She sent me a photograph of it — sort of a grayish color with a ring around the neck.
Now, what would be the perfect name? Yes, ringnecked snake. And it was a complete ring, which meant it was the northern version of the ringnecked snake. With the southern version, there's a break in the ring. But this one was complete.
They're small, they're non-venomous, they feed on soft bodied animals, including things like salamanders.
But a beautiful little snake, all coiled up. And they delighted in it.
