Names: Brown snake, copper snake, ground snake, little brown snake, little red-bellied snake, red-bellied brown snake, red-bellied garter snake, red-bellied ground snake, spot-neck snake.

Average length: 8-10 in.

Juveniles: Juveniles are uniformly black when born except for the 3 cream to yellow spots on the neck.

Habitats:  Red-bellied Snakes are secretive, terrestrial snakes found in open hardwood forests, mixed hardwood-pine forests, old fields with grass and shrub communities, pine forests, and in woodlots in agricultural and urban areas, as well as along the edges of freshwater wetlands.