The red-bellied racer is a non-venomous snake up to two meters long. It has a grayish or olive back and a bright red belly.
The red-bellied racer differs from related species with its bright red belly. It helps regulate the population of rodents and lizards in nature.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Bro
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Head size
Palearctic realm
Close
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
Handbag
burrow
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
Very hot summer
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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rodents in general — rats, squirrels, ground squirrels
In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
summer warm, winter not very cold
Body size
Colors
Sex
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
rains are very rare, almost a desert
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Trophic type
Filters
On the map
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
Female ♀
all life stages
Palearctic realm
Cold and almost dry
Body color
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Winter with snow
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Maturity
Desert and dry shrubs
rains almost always, very humid
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
constriction
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
dry, cold winter, lots of grass, few trees
Male ♂
until the celebration
Warm summer and frequent rains
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
dry and cold almost all year round
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
much snow in winter, cold
summer warm, rains frequent
What do they look like?
Maturity
rodents
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
Temperate mixed forest
end of acceleration
Share
Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Wraps body around prey to immobilise or suffocate before swallowing.
live insects
This is me
rocky
active pursuit
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Steppe
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Always very wet
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
live lizards
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
chicks and fledglings in nests
terrestrial
Hot steppe
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
hilly
Old-timers
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active predation
lizards
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
chicks and nestlings
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Cold steppe
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
very hot and dry, rare rains, cacti live
Observations
◉{N} more on tap