What Do Ring-Necked Snakes Eat?

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Part of the video series: Reptiles & Snake Identification

Summary: Ring-necked snakes primarily feed on insects, earthworms, crickets and occasionally coral snakes. Learn more about ring-necked snakes and their eating habits with help from an advanced certified animal control officer in this free video on ring snakes.

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By Tim Cole
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Tim Cole has been keeping reptiles for over four decades and has professional experience working with zoos and scientific field studies. Cole is the owner/proprietor of Austin Reptile...read more

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"Hi my name is Tim Cole, I'm with the Austin Reptile Service, and we are going to talk about what ringneck snakes eat. Ringneck snakes are a small snake that occurs from East to almost West coast. Primarily live in the southern part of the U.S., and they don't get very large. Most of them average about one foot, but there is a species out in Arizona that gets to be a foot and a half long. Primarily they feed on insects, earthworms, and crickets and things. But some of the larger ones are even known to feed on coral snakes. These are very pretty snakes that turn their tail up to show their warning colors, which are usually yellow, orange, or red. And they curley cue their tail like curl fries to show their warning colors to get predators to leave them alone. They are one of the few snakes I know of that actually will eat the coral snake, especially in Arizona."