Latest tenant: northern ringneck snake!

[Temjeito]

Found this guy tangled up in a spiderweb/dust bunny in our basement. The spiderweb was wrapped around his neck and he was contorting himself trying to get out of it. I got him loose, and now he's slithering around in a spare enclosure. Anyone have experience keeping these little guys as pets?

Does anyone know if he would eat a little dubia roach? I've read they eat worms and slugs, so softer prey, but I've got ready access to tons of dubias, so that would be great. I don't think a little roach would harm him, so I'll put one in once the snake has acclimated to see if it sparks any interest.

 

[viper69]

Wow!!! I caught and released one.

Ringnecks are incredibly hard to find, extremely secretive!
You’re lucky

just google up snakes in your state, and other bio related info you’ll see if they do well in captivity.

I let mine go where I found it.

 

[Malum Argenteum]

The only thing I've heard about them is that they're about as challenging as most of the other temperate invertebrate feeders -- which is to say fairly challenging. I've really only heard 'ate for a while, then declined and died' sorts of reports, and only a few of these.

Wild caught snakes (most WC reptiles, actually) in general are tough to keep, between acclimation and feeding (and with invertebrate feeders, supplementation and figuring out possible UVB needs) and parasite load (if you get it feeding and decide to keep it, consider getting a fecal float and a swab for SFD). Personally, I'd observe it for a few days max and let it go where you found it.

If you keep it, you're probably going to want to get a good moisture gradient established and some better substrate (no coco because of impaction risk; something loose and diggable; lots of leaf litter). Brumation may be beneficial as in some other temperate herp species.