Orange Co., NC
5 May 2017
Same individual as immediately below. This photo with flash.
Orange Co., NC
5 May 2017
Same individual as immediately above. This photo without flash.
Found throughout most of the Carolinas, these small snakes are harmless to humans.
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Orange Co., NC 5 May 2017 Same individual as immediately below. This photo with flash. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Orange Co., NC 5 May 2017 Same individual as immediately above. This photo without flash. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) New Hanover Co., NC 28 Apr 2013 Variable in dorsal color. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) New Hanover Co., NC 28 Apr 2013 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) New Hanover Co., NC 28 Apr 2013 These snakes don't bite when handled, but they do exude a nasty smelling musk, which this one is doing in the photo, represented by the white slime coming from the cloaca. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) New Hanover Co., NC 28 Apr 2013 Coastal plain individuals can be quite reddish-orange both above and below. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Moore Co., NC 20 Apr 2013 Some individuals are paler than others. |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Moore Co., NC 20 Apr 2013 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Moore Co., NC 20 Apr 2013 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Moore Co., NC 20 Apr 2013 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Moore Co., NC 20 Apr 2013 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Durham Division Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 8 Apr 2014 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Durham Division Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 8 Apr 2014 |
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Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) Durham Division Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC 8 Apr 2014 |
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