Red-bellied Snake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:snake
gptkbp:activities Diurnal in cooler months
gptkbp:behavior gptkb:Nocturnal
Solitary
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:Slender
gptkbp:breeding_season Spring to early summer
gptkbp:climate Tolerates a range of temperatures
gptkbp:clutch_size Average of 10 eggs
gptkbp:color Brown or gray with a red or orange belly
Dorsal coloration varies
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Red-bellied_Snake
gptkbp:conservation_efforts Habitat protection
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance None known
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Play dead
gptkbp:diet Invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:egg_color 5 to 15 eggs
gptkbp:eye_color Dark brown
gptkbp:family gptkb:Colubridae
gptkbp:field Red belly is key feature
gptkbp:first_described_by 1827
gptkbp:genus Storeria
gptkbp:habitat Eastern United States
Woodlands
Moist environments
gptkbp:has_skin Scales
gptkbp:headcount Distinctly wider than neck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Red-bellied Snake
gptkbp:launch_date 2 to 3 months
gptkbp:length Short tail
30 to 76 cm
gptkbp:lifespan Up to 10 years in the wild
gptkbp:local_names Redbelly
gptkbp:mimicry Mimics other snakes
gptkbp:nesting Nests in leaf litter
gptkbp:predators Birds, mammals
Raccoons, skunks
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Eastern_Gartersnake
gptkbp:reproduction Oviparous
gptkbp:research_interest Herpetology
gptkbp:scales Smooth scales
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata
gptkbp:species gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata_jenningsae
gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata_obscura
gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata_occipitomaculata
gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata_pahasapaensis
gptkb:Storeria_occipitomaculata_texana
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships Frogs and toads
gptkbp:threats Habitat loss
gptkbp:venomous gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colubrids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5