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Regal Ring-necked Snake

The Regal Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus regalis) is full of unique behaviors from curling its tail into a shield shape, flipping onto its back and displaying its colorful underside, all the way to.... Drooling! It's not well understood why they possess this behavior, and no one really knows if the "drool" contains any toxins, but it is by far one of the strangest occurrences to witness! Here is a larger individual moved off of a road shortly before night.

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Uploaded on September 20, 2021
Taken on September 18, 2021