Regina septemvittata Queen Snake , Willow Snake, Leather Snake Barry Mansell photo.
Adults are slender, brownish to olive-green, with a yellowish stripe on the lower side of a body.
The belly is reddish with two rows of dark spots that converge to form a single stripe beneath the chin and tail. Some individuals may have a predominantly dark belly, or loose their distinctive striped pattern with age, which is only apparent near the head. The scales are keeled and there are 19 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juvenile coloratioin is similar to that of adults, but may exhibit three additional stripes along the length of the back.