This snake is inoffensive and if it were to bite, it could do no damage at all. I have seen many roadkilled specimens in Cherokee County in October moving to their hibernaculums. In other states, they may also be quite common in the spring, however. The female gives birth to 5-10 young in autumn. They are three inches long at birth.
Lined snakes hibernate deep in the rocky outcroppings.
Food Lined Snakes favorite food is earthworms, but slugs, snails, soft-bodied insects are also consumed.