Identification: 6-14 in.; Brown or gray above, with 2 to 4 thin dark lines from head to tail; underside usually orange, rarely yellow or dull white; pale spot present on either side of the neck and under each eye; scales keeled.
Habits: Red -bellied snakes tend to stay concealed under leaf litter and suface objects in wooded and forested areas.
Distribution: Forested portions of Louisiana north of the Swamplands.
Comments: The red bellied snakes eat slugs and earthworms, and are non-venomous.