Common Name:

 Northern Red-bellied Snake
Scientific Name:
Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata
Etymology:
Genus:

Storeria s in honor of David Humphreys Storer, an 18th-century,  zoologist from New England.

 Species:
occipitomaculata is derived from the Latin words occiput which means "the back part of the head" and macula meaning "spot".
 Subspecies:
occipitomaculata is derived from the Latin words occiput which means "the back part of the head" and macula meaning "spot".
Vernacular Names:
Brown snake, copper snake, ground snake, little brown snake, little red-bellied snake, red-billed brown snake, red-bellied garter snake, red-bellied ground snake, spot-neck snake.
Average Length:
8 - 10 in. (20.3 - 25.4 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
15 in. (38.1 cm)
Record length:
16 in. (40.6 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

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