Ontario records
Ring-necked Snake in Ontario
HarmlessDiadophis punctatus
Yes. The Ring-necked Snake has been recorded in 38 Ontario counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Dark gray body with a distinct yellow-orange neck ring and bright belly.
Ontario counties with Ring-necked Snake records
38 listed- Muskoka
- Parry Sound
- Nipissing
- Bruce
- Lake Hurron
- Haliburton
- Algoma
- Peterborough
- Manitoulin
- Sudbury
- Hamilton
- Kawartha Lakes
- Simcoe
- Renfrew
- Grey
- Lake Superior
- Frontenac
- Leeds and Grenville
- Hastings
- Halton
- Ottawa
- Lanark
- Chatham-Kent
- Timiskaming
- Greater Sudbury
- Prescott and Russell
- Lambton
- Toronto
- Lennox and Addington
- Lake Ontario
- Haldimand-Norfolk
- Thunder Bay
- Prince Edward
- Brant
- Huron
- Niagara
- Middlesex
- Lake Erie
See the full Ring-necked Snake profile or all snakes in Ontario.