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Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Description:

Dorsally it 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. Adults usually measure less than 12 inches (30 cm), but the record size is 19+2⁄8 inches (49 cm). It has keeled dorsal scales, and no loreal scale. (information from Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Deciduous forest

Notes:

This spotting took place on the trail at the Fontenelle Nature Center.

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Storeria dekayi

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Comments (3)
KeithRoragen
I always try to go early in the morning, before the crowds get there. Or, you can walk the lowland trails, which are usually less crowded.
Aaron_G
I was very lucky to find this little guy. I had walked ahead of my family by about 40 feet and saw movement when I looked down. The snake was gliding through the leaves just off-trail, so I grabbed blindly in the leaf pile and came up with it. I wish I had gotten a few shots of it out of my daughter's hand. Fontenelle Forest is a really neat place, and I would certainly return if in the area again. I just hope next time the Sunday morning trails aren't filled with noisy children. I couldn't believe that people would pay to be there and then whoop and holler the whole time. :-/
KeithRoragen
Cool. Fontenelle Forest is one of my favorite haunts. I've never seen a snake like that, though.

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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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PublishedOctober 24, 2012

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