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AnimalsSensitive species
A small secretive snake with a brick-red belly edged in black dots, living in crayfish burrows in damp open ground.
Field facts
HabitatWet meadows, urban vacant lots, prairie remnants
RangeScattered across Indiana
When to lookMarch to October
StatusState endangered (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesRed-bellied Snake — plain belly
Field note: It flattens itself almost flat as a ribbon when threatened.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Report finds to Indiana DNR; do not collect.
This species is treated as sensitive: locations are generalised to county level and never routed to directly.
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