Eastern Ribbon Snake

Description:

slender-bodied, olive-black with a light tannish-brown, orange, or yellow mid-dorsal stripe. There is an additional light tannish stripe on each side of the body occupying the 3rd and 4th dorsal scale rows above the belly. There are light whitish fleckings on each side between the mid-dorsal and lateral stripes. There is a distinct white spot in front of the eye. The belly is uniform yellowish-green. A complete tail is up to one-third of the total body length. The scales are keeled, and there are 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are similar to that of adults.

Habitat:

It was crawling around in a spiderwort plant growing inside the old Civil War Fort, before slithering into a crevice in the Fort wall.