Virginia records
Ring-necked Snake in Virginia
HarmlessDiadophis punctatus
Yes. The Ring-necked Snake has been recorded in 118 Virginia counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Dark gray body with a distinct yellow-orange neck ring and bright belly.
Virginia counties with Ring-necked Snake records
118 listed- Fairfax
- Augusta
- Highland
- Rockingham
- Madison
- Prince William
- Montgomery
- Albemarle
- Fauquier
- Nelson
- Loudoun
- Page
- Giles
- Arlington
- Virginia Beach
- Washington
- Bedford
- Rockbridge
- Rappahannock
- Chesapeake
- Smyth
- Bath
- Warren
- Craig
- Amherst
- Hanover
- Richmond
- Grayson
- Botetourt
- Suffolk
- Chesterfield
- York
- Wise
- Shenandoah
- Lexington
- Powhatan
- Newport News
- Floyd
- Dickenson
- Clarke
- Frederick
- Surry
- Stafford
- Louisa
- Lee
- Spotsylvania
- Roanoke
- Henrico
- Williamsburg
- Scott
- Greene
- Patrick
- Tazewell
- Isle of Wight
- Alleghany
- Franklin
- Orange
- Culpeper
- Charlottesville
- Carroll
- Sussex
- Southampton
- Prince Edward
- Fluvanna
- Campbell
- Bland
- Wythe
- Pulaski
- Pittsylvania
- Buckingham
- Mecklenburg
- James City
- Goochland
- Essex
- Cumberland
- Nottoway
- Harrisonburg
- Greensville
- Fairfax City
- Accomack
- Radford
- Middlesex
- Lynchburg
- Lunenburg
- Fredericksburg
- Caroline
- Roanoke City
- New Kent
- Henry
- Dinwiddie
- Charles City
- Buchanan
- Russell
- Appomattox
- King George
- King and Queen
- Amelia
- Hampton
- Gloucester
- Alexandria
- Westmoreland
- Waynesboro
- Poquoson
- Petersburg
- Norton
- Northumberland
- Northampton
- Norfolk
- Mathews
- Manassas Park
- Manassas
- King William
- Halifax
- Clifton Forge City
- Charlotte
- Winchester
- Staunton
- Salem
See the full Ring-necked Snake profile or all snakes in Virginia.