REDBELLY SNAKE

KANSAS: SINC
FEDERAL: N/A
Scientific Name: Storeria occipitomaculata
CATEGORY: SINC
SPECIES CLASS: Reptiles
Date Listed: T 1987; SINC 2015
Recovery Plan: No
Photo by Suzanne L. Collins, CNAH

Suzanne L. Collins CNAH

SPECIES DESCRIPTION

The Redbelly Snake is 8-10 inches long, has keeled scales, and a divided anal scale. On its dorsal side, its color may be slate gray or reddish brown. Two thin darker stripes are on each side. The snake's belly may be bright orange-red or jet black. Any combination of dorsal and belly colors can occur. There are three light spots on the neck.

 Redbelly Snakes prefer deeply wooded regions near rivers and lakes, sandstone woods, wooded hillsides, hillsides near streams, steep slopes of forested hills, moist areas, moist woodlands, woodlands with dense leaf litter, lowlands, forest edge, open fields, the vicinity of old dilapidated farm buildings, and woodlands which remain damp throughout the year. They are usually discovered on damp ground beneath leaf litter, leaf mold, or pine needles mixed with dead leaves; equally as often they are found under flat rocks, logs, rotten logs, boards, and other surface debris.

REDBELLY SNAKE
SPECIES PROTECTION AND CRITICAL HABITATS: DESIGNATED CRITICAL HABITATS
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