Even folks who don’t like snakes can feel comfortable around a Ringneck Snake. In fact, this small, calm, docile snake is often found and caught by children exploring under logs and rocks.

They are harmless to people and rarely bite when handled, but instead sometimes emit a foul-smelling musk in an attempt to elude predators and those people who pick them up. At other times, these snakes roll onto their backs, curl up and show off their brightly colored bellies to scare off predators; however, once picked up by humans, they tend to settle down and seem relatively comfortable being handled.