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Red-bellied Snake

Storeria occipitomaculata

Description:

Gray back with a red dorsal stripe, and the belly is solid red. This species is pretty variable in color, the only other one I've seen was solid yellow on the back.

Habitat:

Flipped under a piece of tin in a moderately wooded forest at a city park.

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2 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Thanks! Yes, this is an adult. They are a pretty small species, maxing out at 12 inches, if they even get that big!

triggsturner
triggsturner 8 years ago

Thats a beauty Ashley. Is that an adult?

AshleyT
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AshleyT

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2015
Submitted on Apr 27, 2015

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