Found another snake today, this time when I was digging up the old deck. It was underground and under a stone. If it was still in hibernation, it’s not now, but it wasn’t a bad day to wake up. Lucky I didn’t cut it in half with the shovel. It was a cute little snake about the size of a pencil with a beautiful orange underside. If you look closely you can see an orange ring around the neck, hence the name ringneck. We let it go in a safe pile of leaves away from where we were working.
You can see from these photos that the soil is full of debris and junk, hence why we were clearing off the top six inches.
More info about the ringneck can be found on Wiki.
