Ring Neck Snake Age Range. Usually, to see a ring snake during the days means you must search under rocks, tree bark, or any other covering that would appeal to a small snake. Touching, stroking, head nuzzling is part of how they communicate through mating and other behaviors like fighting and expressing.

The record for the largest ringneck snake was more than 18 inches, but when they are born, these snakes measure just 3 inches in length and never get much thicker than a pencil. So, the next time you see one sliding along, just let it go about its business. In diameter, they grow to about the thickness of a pencil.