Snake-fans can find a plethora in Pennsylvania
MUDDY CREEK TWP — While at work Sunday, Mike Shaffer came across a northern ringneck snake and put it in a little glass container.
It came in handy for his presentation that day about North American snakes, because it is an especially small species not harmful to humans and can be held.
Shaffer, a park naturalist at Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks, talked about snakes for nearly two hours at McDanel’s Boat Launch at Moraine. In his presentation, Shaffer told about 15 people in attendance how to differentiate between venomous and nonvenomous snakes, where they are commonly found and what 12 snake species have been found in Butler County.
His talk included several snake skins and the one live subject, the northern ringneck.
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