US snake ID?

[croc_hunter_penny]

hi everyone I found this little guy a couple of years ago when i was working at a summer camp in North Carolina, USA. Never knew what it was, the ranger suggested that it was an adult, but didn't know the species.

any ideas?

-Penny

 

[Moreliaman]

Looks like a little northern red bellied snake....Storeria occipitomaculata.
If it is then i'd say it was quite young, but they dont get much bigger.
Thats my guess anyway.

 

[croc_hunter_penny]

thanks Moreliaman!

it was a very placid little snake, i think i held it for maybe 20 mins while talking to my campers about snakes, and it just entwined itself around my fingers the whole time.

 

[Korbin]

Yup Yup. Red bellied snake. They won't bite but they do curl their upper lip sometimes. It looks like they're snarling. I agree with the poster above. That's not quite an adult.