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Red-bellied Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Description

Terrestrial; body light brown or gray, light dotted lateral stripes; head darker with one to three orange spots on the neck; belly pink to orange

Stats

Size

7 - 10 inches

Status

Uncommon

Similar Species

Brown snake

Diet

Slugs, earthworms

Habitat

Dry, wooded upland

Reproduction

Live bearing - babies are born in August

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