Habitat

• California ring neck snakes occupy a variety of habitats including deserts, hillsides, forests, streams and grasslands. They like to hide under rocks, in logs and in loose tree bark.
  
  

Appearance

• California ring neck snakes can have gray, olive, brown or black backsides with yellow, red or orange bellies. Their characteristic neck ring can appear yellow, orange or cream-colored.
  
  

Characteristics

• California ring neck snakes range in size from 10 to 30 inches. Female California ring neck snakes are longer than the males.
  
  

Prey

• These snakes hunt prey such as lizards, salamanders, frogs, slugs and worms. They will even consume the young of other snake species.
  
  

Reproduction

• California ring neck snakes become sexually mature at three years of age They breed yearly in either the fall or spring and typically produce between three and 10 offspring.