Northern Brown Snake
(Storeria dekayi dekayi)
DESCRIPTION: This is a small snake that grows to lengths of 9-13 in. (23-33 cm).
Northern Brown Snake
Scientific Name:Storeria dekayi dekayi
Size: 9-13 inches (23-33 cm) in length
PA Status: Abundant
PAHERP Resource: The Dekay's Brown Snake ...
The Northern Brown Snake ranges from southern Quebec and New England southward to North Carolina, and westward to Ohio and eastern Kentucky. Its distribution overlaps that of the Midland Brown Snake along most of the joint length of their ranges.
Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi)
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Northern Brown Snake - Storeria dekayi dekayi
Description: 9 - 13 ¾" (23 - 35 cm). Dorsum color dark brown to light tan. Dorsal scales keeled. Two parallel rows of dark spots down back. Black mark behind eye and on neck.
Subspecies Of the three subspecies of the northern brown snake, Storeria dekayi dekayi, only one, the Texas brown snake Storeria dekayi texana occurs in Minnesota. This subspecies' characters were described in detail above.
The brown snake, Storeria dekayi, has eight sub-species, but only one is found in Canada: the northern brown snake, Storeria dekayi dekayi.
Often encountered around human dwellings and erroneously called “ground rattler.' Includes three intergrading subspecies, S. d. dekayi (northern brown snake), S. d. limnetes (marsh brown snake), and S. d. wrightorum (midland brown snake).
 See also: Snake, Brown Snake, Reptile, Green Snake, Garter Snake
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