Kansas records
Ring-necked Snake in Kansas
HarmlessDiadophis punctatus

Yes. The Ring-necked Snake has been recorded in 81 Kansas counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Dark gray body with a distinct yellow-orange neck ring and bright belly.
Kansas counties with Ring-necked Snake records
81 listed- Cowley
- Johnson
- Russell
- Ellis
- Chautauqua
- Anderson
- Douglas
- Riley
- Cherokee
- Bourbon
- Marshall
- Sedgwick
- Shawnee
- Crawford
- Leavenworth
- Labette
- Chase
- Geary
- Clark
- Saline
- Pottawatomie
- Ellsworth
- Montgomery
- Lyon
- Washington
- Wilson
- Dickinson
- Linn
- Sumner
- Greenwood
- Miami
- Jefferson
- Doniphan
- Wyandotte
- Allen
- Elk
- Wabaunsee
- Morris
- Meade
- Butler
- Neosho
- Barber
- Trego
- Rooks
- Osage
- Scott
- Lincoln
- Kiowa
- Atchison
- Woodson
- Jewell
- Cloud
- Republic
- Harper
- Franklin
- Brown
- Comanche
- Clay
- Mitchell
- Pratt
- Osborne
- Smith
- McPherson
- Logan
- Phillips
- Marion
- Harvey
- Rush
- Ottawa
- Ness
- Jackson
- Coffey
- Seward
- Nemaha
- Barton
- Kingman
- Graham
- Sheridan
- Norton
- Gray
- Wallace
See the full Ring-necked Snake profile or all snakes in Kansas.