Missouri Animals Northern redbelly snake   (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: forest, woodland. Diet: slugs, earthworms, and soft-bodied insects.. ID Features: brown upper body, red belly, dark head. Natural History: The northern redbelly snake is a small snake that grows to 10 inches. It is found beneath rocks but occasionally basks in the sun..

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992