Storeria occipitomaculata obscura Florida Redbelly Snake Kenneth L. Krysko photo.
Adults are small, thin, and grayish-brown to black.
Top of head black. Three light spots on the back of neck, which join together forming a band. There is a white spot under the eye on the scales of the upper lip. The belly normally is red, but may also be orange, yellow, or bluish-gray. The scales are keeled , and there are 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody.