Florida Snakes Black With Red Belly
Back of head is marked with three light spots that may fuse to form a collar.
Florida snakes black with red belly. Florida red belly snake. Top of head not black. Back is yellow or reddish orange with black edged reddish blotches down middle alternating with smaller blotches on side. The ringneck snake is of the diadophis punctatus family and can be found all over the united states not just in florida.
3 light spots on nape of neck. Select the box below that is the closest match to your snake. One of the most common snakes found in florida is the florida ringneck snake. A telling characteristic of the black racer is that they are very active during the day.
Florida snake identification key. They average in size between 8 to 12 inches long with the record being 16 inches long. Also known red bellied snakes are members of the colubridae family. Your snake could be a florida redbelly snake storeria occipitomaculata obscura.
It is similar to the brownsnakes but has a light colored spot below each eye. Florida red belly snakes are small and have slender bodies. Belly is red orange or yellow tan. Biology of the florida ringneck snake.
It is also similar to the ring necked snake and crowned snakes but its scales have obvious lengthwise ridges keels. Storeria occipitomaculata florida red belly snakes storeria occipitomaculata. Florida panhandle to southern canada. Your snake could be a northern red bellied snake storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata.