UPSTATE NY snake id

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fishyobsession

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I caught 4 of these cuties today and i'm wondering what they are. They don't look like typical garters. Somebody ID please? :) Thanks!!!
 
I am 99% sure it is a Northern Redbelly Snake or Storeria o. occipitomaculata
 
I second redbelly. But I never find those where I live.. I did at camp though..
 
I used to spend my summers in the Adirondacks and would often catch snakes amongst other things. What I was told they were when I was younger was a black rat snake. However, that is a juvenile and I'm sure it's markings will change. It's been a long time and I'm not sure I remember the snakes I caught having the tannish markings on the rear of the head.
 
looks like one of the worm snakes you find in the bark of old rotting dry trees
 
I think it is probably a redbelly but more pics would help, specifically showing the belly. Rebellies have a quite red belly; the worm snakes I've seen are more pinkish underneath. The slimness and smooth appearance suggest worm snake, and the half-dozen or so redbellies I've caught have been a varying tan to chocolate brown on the back (though they obviously come darker, see the pic Chris posted above), and they've generally been a bit thicker.
 
Deffanatly a redbelly. 4 of them is an exelent find there pretty rare. Normally they prefer swampy area's :)
 
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