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Northern Brown Snake

Storeria dekayi dekayi

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

about 10" (25cm) long, brown body with lines of faint black spots

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this snake in Short Hills Provincial Park. It was very aggressive and kept striking and trying to attack. I got really close to take these photos and it nearly bite my fingers!

Reference Links:

Storeria

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (11)
GeetaPande
I can't watch !!!!!!omg...You have taken superb short !!!!
Dan Doucette
Very, very close. The snake kept trying to attack my fingers as I held my camera. I was maybe 5cm (2") away. No, thankfully, it's not venomous.
MitchRay
completely harmless unless you're a small invertebrate
Gina9210
Wow, how close is this shot Dan? Is it poisonous?
Dan Doucette
Yes, it was a level surface. It was on concrete in front of a public washroom at the entrance to the park. As for it's head canted to the side, what can I say. That's just how it was. I was lying down with my camera very close to it, maybe this influenced its behaviour.
tplattenberger
Howdy Dan... As to the surface that the snake was on... was it a level surface? It seems unusual to me to see a photo of a snake with its head canted to the side, as in the first and fifth photo. Tom
Dan Doucette
Thanks for the ID Gordon and Mitch and nice comments Christiane and Geeta.
MitchRay
It's a Northern Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi dekayi
Gordon Dietzman
Could this be a Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)? See http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/glfc-amphibians/storeria-dekayi and read the description, especially about the dark spots behind the eyes.

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PublishedMay 21, 2011

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