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Redbelly snake

Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839)

Status not recordedsnakes

The redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) is a species in the family Colubridae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 26 g and live up to 2.2 years.

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Quick facts about the redbelly snake

Weight
26 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 41 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
2.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
7 – 9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Reproduction
Live birthsrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

What eats the redbelly snake?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the redbelly snake

5 on record

  1. Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum3 sources
  2. Broad-winged hawk Buteo platypterus3 sources
  3. Raccoon Procyon lotor3 sources
  4. American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos2 sources
  5. Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records
  • John David Curlis (Expert)
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173967683
  • Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2013. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42504413
  • https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/259723065
  • Kirby L. Mills (Expert)
  • Feeding and breeding: a northern population of Massasauga rattlesnakes, Sistrurus catenatus (Rafinesque 1818), continues to hunt during the mating season. 2015. Herpetology Notes 8: 277-280

Where does the redbelly snake live?

Not recorded

Is the redbelly snake endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the redbelly snake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyColubridae
  6. genusStoreria
  7. SpeciesStoreria occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839)

Synonyms Coluber leberis, Coluber occipito-maculata, Storeria hidalgoensis, Storeria occipito-maculata obscura, Tropidonotus occipito-maculatus

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Mexican yellowbelly brown snakeEnglish
  • Mexican yellowbelly brown snake [hidalgoensis]English
  • Red-bellied snakeEnglish
  • Nordamerikansk Rødbuget SnogDanish
  • Rotbauch-BraunnatterGerman
  • Rotbauchige BraunschlangeGerman
  • Rotbäuchige BraunschlangeGerman
  • Culebra panza rojaSpanish
  • culebra cabeza pardaSpanish
  • Culebra de Cuello Blanco [hidalgoensis]Spanish
  • Culebra parda hidalguenseSpanish
  • couleuvre à ventre rougeFrench
  • Onekwénhtara Ò:nyareMohawk
  • RoodbuikslangDutch
  • Keewatinong MeskomsudedOjibwa
  • Cobra-de-barriga-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Пятнистоголовая коричневая змеяRussian
  • Florida Redbelly Snakeroot
  • Black Hills Redbelly Snakeroot
  • Northern Redbelly Snakeroot
  • 紅腹斯氏蛇Chinese

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Relatives of the redbelly snake

Other species in the same genus Storeria.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the redbelly snake?

An adult redbelly snake weighs 26 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the redbelly snake live?

The redbelly snake has a recorded lifespan of 2.2 years.

What kind of animal is the redbelly snake?

The redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) belongs to the family Colubridae in the order Squamata.

What eats the redbelly snake?

Animals recorded preying on the redbelly snake include milk snake, broad-winged hawk, raccoon and american crow. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redbelly-snake

MLA

“Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redbelly-snake.

BibTeX
@misc{redbelly_snake_2026,
  title = {Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redbelly-snake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}