**** Via Hope for Wildlife
A few days ago, this Northern Ring-necked Snake was found inside someone’s house. As unusual as that may be for the homeowner, it’s even more unusual for the snake!
During the fall these snakes typically go underground and hibernate to survive the cold of winter.
It’s now too cold and snowy for the snake to be put outside, so he’ll have first-class accommodations at Hope for Wildlife until the spring.
- These small snakes are docile and are not harmful to humans. They would rather coil up or hide than bite when provoked. Most people think that ring-necks are not venomous because they do not have venom glands, but they do produce a weak venom in their saliva that paralyzes their prey before they eat it. Don’t worry, though, this venom is so weak that it’s not harmful to people.
