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Storeria occipitomaculata obscura

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Florida redbelly snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Genus: Storeria
Species:
Subspecies:
S. o. obscura
Trinomial name
Storeria occipitomaculata obscura
(Trapido, 1944)

Storeria occipitomaculata obscura, the Florida redbelly snake, is a subspecies of the redbelly snake that ranges from the northern peninsula to southern Florida. they are found in pinelands, bogs, marshes, ponds, and swamps. They will grow to be 8-10 inches with the largest being 16 inches. They look similar to the ring-necked snake because of the red belly and the ring around its neck. it is distinguished from them because the Florida redbelly snake has a stripe down its back and is brown while the ring-necked snake has no stripe and is gray.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Red-bellied Snake". Florida Museum. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-12-11.