(Formerly Redbelly Snake)
Scientific Name: Storeria occipitomaculata
Family: Natricidae
Description & Size
- Legless
- No eyelids
- Lacks external ears
- 15 rows of scales that have a ridge in the middle (keeled)
- Total length: 20.0-40.6 cm (7.9-16.0 in)
- Back color: dark brown, red, or gray
- Belly color: bright red or orange-red
- May or may not have a gray, brown, or red broad stripe down its back
Life History
- Diurnal
- Active season: March – October
- Breeding season: Early – mid-summer
- Gives live birth
- 4 – 8 young per female
Habitat
- Open, moist woodland
- Stream side forests
Diet
- Slugs
- Snails
- Worms
- Occasionally insects
