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Texas brownsnake

Storeria dekayi texana

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

This small snake is usually gray or brown, with two parallel rows of small blotches that run down the length of its back. The scales are keeled and its belly can be brown, pink, or light yellow. Newborn brown snakes have a yellow or cream-colored ring around the neck.

Adults 10 - 15 inches (25 - 38 cm)

Habitat:

Woodlands, marshy areas, and urban settings such as vacant lots, gardens, and trash piles.

Notes:

This specimen is much more reddish in coloration than any other brownsnake I've seen in Oklahoma.

Reference Links:

EOL: Storeria dekayi texana, Texas Brown Snake

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