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I recently moved out to kansas from new york, and have been out herping at the spillway of the local resevoir a couple times. Both times we've found ringnecks--the first a tiny one out in the open, then yesterday I flipped over a rock and found one about 4 inches long, both nice and healthy and active. Anyone know what type these might be, and how big they can get? We also have seen and caught a lot of collared lizards and a couple northern water snakes...I love it out here!
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Sue
currently living with me:
0.1 Western hognose (Sola)
1.0 Crested gecko (Gator)
0.1 Saharan Uromastyx (Brit)
0.1 beautiful kitty (Terra)

Hey,

If you got to se the venters of the snakes, a plain, solid belly would indicate that the snakes were Northern ringnecks. If they had speckles on the belly with a bright red tail, I will probably say Prairies. Hope this helps.
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DAVE

1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
0.0.1 Eastern ribbon snake
1.1 red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
0.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
1.2 fire salamanders
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.1 Southern ringneck snakes
1.0 Florida scarletsnake
0.0.1 Florida brown snake
0.0.1 Northern brown snake
0.0.1 Smooth earth snake
0.0.2 Western worm snakes
"And tons of garters and ribbons are being born in the reptile room this very minute..."

I lived in Kansas for 12 years (1974-1986) and have made herping trips in '04 & '05.

Kerby...

The Tuttle Creek spillway in Manhattan--I'm a vet student there
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Sue
currently living with me:
0.1 Western hognose (Sola)
1.0 Crested gecko (Gator)
0.1 Saharan Uromastyx (Brit)
0.1 beautiful kitty (Terra)

Cool, I used to fish at Rocky Ford. My mom still lives out by Milford Lake. I was at K-State from 78-83.

In the spring time you should look for small roads that run east-west and flip the rocks that are on the north side (facing south) and you will be amazed as to how many snakes you will see. In the last 2 years I made herping trips back to Kansas at the end of April and we found over 1,000 ringnecks on each trip (5 days herping on each trip). Plus a lot of the other species.

Kerby...