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'Ring-Necked Snake' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Ring-Necked Snake

Pencil-sized snake basking in spring sun.

19 May 2023

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Pawlet, Vermont, USA

Ring-Necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus
iNaturalist Observation
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