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A candidate species for listing on the federal endangered species list, [8] and a species of special concern in Michigan [7] Storeria dekayi: Brown snake: Adults are 9 to 15 inches (23 to 38 cm) in length and colored brown or gray with a light stripe down the back which is bordered by dark spots. Non-venomous. Storeria occipitomaculata ...
Dorsally, S. dekayi is brown to gray with a lighter center stripe bordered by small black spots; ventrally, it is lighter brown or pink with small black dots at the ends of the ventral scales. [6] Adults usually measure less than 12 inches (30 cm) in total length (including tail), but the record total length is 19 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (49 cm). [ 7 ]
Eating a DeKay's brown snake The eastern copperhead is a diet generalist and is known to feed on a wide variety of prey, including invertebrates (primarily arthropods ) and vertebrates . A generalized ontogenetic shift in the diet occurs, with juveniles feeding on higher percentages of invertebrates and ectotherms , and adults feeding on a ...
The brown snake, which experts call the dekay from its latin name Storeria dekayi, is “the most victimized snake in our area,” Chavis said. Homeowners think these snakes, which can grow to ...
The list of threatened fauna of Michigan includes almost 400 endangered, threatened and special concern species that are located in Michigan as a part of the fauna of the United States. [1] Endangered and threatened species in Michigan are protected through the Endangered Species Act of the State of Michigan , part of the 1994 Michigan Natural ...
“In the Triangle the most common sightings are black rat snakes, Dekay’s brown snakes and garter snakes, all of which are non-venomous and harmless to people.” Temperature is the most ...
In terms of reptiles and amphibians, the UP has common garter snakes, red bellied snakes, pine snakes, northern water snakes, brown snakes, eastern garter snakes, eastern fox snakes, eastern ribbon back snakes, green snakes, northern ringneck snakes, eastern milk snakes (Mackinac and Marquette counties) and eastern hognose snakes (Menominee ...
The snake species is "highly venomous," according to Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast, a 24/7 snake removal service, who responded to the call about the eastern brown snake hiding in the car.