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DeKay's brown snake in Monongahela National Forest. 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]
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 ...
Connecticut is home to 15 species of snakes and only two are venomous. The Black racer (Coluber c. constrictor), Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria d. dekayi), Eastern ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus), Garternake (Thamnophis s. sirtalis), Hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos), milk snake (Lampropeltis t. triangulum), northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon), redbelly snake (Storeria o ...
The Texas brown snake (Storeria dekayi texana), a subspecies of Storeria dekayi, is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to North America. [1]
“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 ...
Nonvenomous; adults reach 37–72 inches (94–183 cm); color varies from tan to brown with large brown or black spots [19] [20] DeKay's brown snake: Storeria dekayi: Least concern: Nonvenomous; adults reach 6–13 inches (15–33 cm); color varies from brown to reddish brown; two rows of dark spots across the back [21] [22] Northern redbelly snake
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 ...
DeKay's brown snake: Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) Abundant Statewide Northern red-bellied snake: Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Storer, 1839) Abundant Nominate subspecies: Statewide except southeast Short-headed garter snake: Thamnophis brachystoma (Cope, 1892) Species of special concern Northwestern counties, introduced to ...