Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata Northern Redbelly Snake Richard Bartlett photos.
Adults are small, thin, and grayish-brown to black.
Top of head not black. Faint striping down the back varies from one broad stripe, to 4 or 5 narrow stripes. There are three light spots on the back of neck. 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 or yellow.