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title: "Red-bellied Snake"
description: "Storeria occipitomaculata — Gady. Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-bellied-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-bellied Snake

> Storeria occipitomaculata — Gady. Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Storeria occipitomaculata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Gady)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 24565
- Wikidata: [Q2248178](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2248178)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28557](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28557)

## Names

- en: Red-bellied Snake
- de: Rotbauchige Braunschlange
- es: Culebra panza roja
- fr: Couleuvre à ventre rouge
- nl: Roodbuikslang

## Countries with the most observations

US (14140), CA (9230), MX (83)

## Summary

Storeria occipitomaculata, commonly known as the redbelly snake or the red-bellied snake, is a species of harmless snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America (Canada and the United States).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storeria_occipitomaculata

## Photo

![Red-bellied Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-bellied-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kirstie S · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48152555

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-bellied-snake?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).