{"id":5013,"date":"2025-09-26T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=5013"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:42:23","slug":"snakes","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Snakes are leg-less Reptiles commonly found around <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/camp-deerpark\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Camp Deerpark, officially Camp Deerpark Inc., also known as CDP, and Camp, is a four-season camp and retreat center serving youth, families, and churches in the New York City region in a Christian Camping environment. Camp offers retreats to churches, youth groups, and ministries year round in a lodge, cabins, and motels and hosts 5 weeks of Summer Camp in July and August. The Camp is located on Grounds composed of 395 acres with spacious lawns and mountain forest outside the village of Westbrookville in the Town of Deerpark in the Shawangunk Mountains in Orange County NY. Camp is a&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Camp Deerpark<\/a> that have a generally beneficial role in our ecology because they control other species like insects and rodents.  No snakes at Camp pose a significant risk to humans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entries for snakes are Categorized in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/kb\/category\/creation\/\">Creation<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/kb\/category\/animals\/\">Animals<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/kb\/category\/reptiles\/\">Reptiles<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/kb\/category\/snakes\/\">Snakes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"root-eb-post-grid-egrr6 wp-block-essential-blocks-post-grid\">\n    <div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-post-grid-egrr6 \">\n        <div class=\"eb-post-grid-egrr6 style-2 eb-post-grid-wrapper\" data-id=\"eb-post-grid-egrr6\" data-querydata='{\"source\":\"encyclopedia\",\"sourceIndex\":3,\"rest_base\":\"encyclopedia\",\"rest_namespace\":\"wp\\\/v2\",\"author\":\"\",\"taxonomies\":{\"encyclopedia-category\":{\"name\":\"Categories\",\"rest_base\":\"encyclopedia-category\",\"rest_namespace\":\"wp\\\/v2\",\"slug\":\"encyclopedia-category\",\"value\":\"[{\\\"value\\\":347,\\\"label\\\":\\\"Snakes\\\"}]\"}},\"per_page\":\"12\",\"offset\":\"0\",\"orderby\":\"date\",\"order\":\"desc\",\"include\":\"\",\"exclude\":\"\",\"exclude_current\":false}' data-attributes='{\"thumbnailSize\":\"\",\"loadMoreOptions\":[],\"showSearch\":false,\"showTaxonomyFilter\":false,\"enableAjaxSearch\":false,\"addIcon\":false,\"iconPosition\":\"left\",\"icon\":\"fas fa-chevron-right\",\"preset\":\"style-2\",\"defaultFilter\":\"all\",\"version\":\"v2\",\"showBlockContent\":true,\"showFallbackImg\":false,\"fallbackImgUrl\":\"\",\"showThumbnail\":true,\"showTitle\":true,\"titleLength\":\"\",\"titleTag\":\"h2\",\"showContent\":true,\"contentLength\":20,\"expansionIndicator\":\"...\",\"showReadMore\":false,\"readmoreText\":\"Read More\",\"showMeta\":false,\"headerMeta\":\"[{\\\"value\\\":\\\"date\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"Published Date\\\"}]\",\"footerMeta\":\"[{\\\"value\\\":\\\"avatar\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"Author Avatar\\\"},{\\\"value\\\":\\\"author\\\",\\\"label\\\":\\\"Author Name\\\"}]\",\"authorPrefix\":\"by\",\"datePrefix\":\"on\"}'>\n\n            \n\n            <div class=\"eb-post-grid-posts-wrapper\"><article class=\"ebpg-grid-post ebpg-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"5005\"><div class=\"ebpg-grid-post-holder\"><div class=\"ebpg-entry-wrapper\"><div class=\"ebpg-entry-media\">\n                <div class=\"ebpg-entry-thumbnail\">\n                    <a class=\"ebpg-post-link-wrapper eb-sr-only\" href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/ring-necked-snake\/\">Ring-necked Snake<\/a>\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colubridae-_Diadophis_punctatus_edwardsii_Northern_Ringneck_Snake.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div><header class=\"ebpg-entry-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"ebpg-entry-title\">\n                <a class=\"ebpg-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/ring-necked-snake\/\" title=\"ring-neckedsnake\">Ring-necked Snake<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n        <\/header><div class=\"ebpg-entry-content\"><div class=\"ebpg-grid-post-excerpt\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/kb\/ring-necked-snake\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) small and slender grey or black snake with a narrow yellow to tan ring encircling its body just behind the head -- thus the name. Often the head is a darker shade than the rest of the body. Scales usually appear glossy. Underbelly is yellow, orange, or red. Small and juvenile snakes are commonly 4-5 inches with adults up to 10-15 inches. Due to their non-aggressive nature, these snakes are one of the easiest to handle. Creature Facts Hazard Level: LOW HAZARD - The Ring-necked Snake is known for being gentle and non-aggressive. Though it has&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Ring-necked Snake<\/a> (Diadophis punctatus) small and slender grey or black snake with a narrow yellow to tan ring encircling its&hellip;<\/p>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[345,344,346],"class_list":["post-5013","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-animals","encyclopedia-category-creation","encyclopedia-category-reptiles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/5013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/5013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5014,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/5013\/revisions\/5014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5013"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campdeerpark.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=5013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}