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NORTHERN RED-BELLIED SNAKE
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata

Constrictor- Nonvenomous

The Northern Red-bellied Snake is a small snake, adults range from 8-10 inches. It is either gray brown or reddish brown, normally with 4 narrow, dark stripes, a faint light tan stripe down the middle of the back, or some combination of this striping. The neck has 3 light spots, which occasionally fuse to form a tan collar behind the head. The belly is yellow, orange, red, or occasionally pink.
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They feed primarily on land snails, slugs and earthworms. It is known to be statewide, except for several northwestern counties.
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Photos by Ben Dalton
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