Taken yesterday. Remember the discussion we had about ringnecks over in the field notes forum??

I found these two ringnecks under the same cover in Hardin county KY. Well within northern range, and out of MS range.



This one is textbook northern....unbroken collar and nice clean yellow belly.....







Now this one is the largest ringneck I have ever found, field measured at 18". A honker compared to every other ringneck I have ever found! Unbroken collar, nice slate gray body....





But check out the belly!!!





Very heavily patterned and not typical of the Northern coloration. Could be attributed to age?? I dont know, but both of these snakes were found side by side! The first one was probably 8 - 10" in length, the average size of what I find.

Your thoughts?

Brian
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RATS

1.0 Corn snake "Warpath"(KY locale)

1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)

1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)

1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)

0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Great plains rat snake "Reign Fire" (TX locale)

1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)

1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)



RACERS

1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)



KINGS

1.1 California king snake "Bandit" & "Moonstar" (Coastal phase)

1.1 Prairie king snakes "Bishop" & "Askani" (KY locale)

0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)

0.1 Desert Kingsnake "Psylocke"

0.1 Florida Kingsnake "Shard"

0.1 Speckled Kingsnake "Haven" (MO locale)

2.0 Eastern kings



MILKS

2.0 Eastern/red Milk intergrade "Cable" and "Omega Red" (KY locale)



BULLS/GOPHERS/PINES

0.1 Sonoran Gopher "Husk"

1.0 Kankakee bull (Phil Peak stock)



Good luck and Happy Herping

Brian

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