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Texas Brown Snake
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- Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)
- Suborder: Serpentes (=Ophidia) (snakes)
- Family: Colubridae (typical snakes)
- Subfamily: Natricinae (water, garter, and
related snakes)
- Genus: Storeria (brown and redbelly
snakes)
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| Also Known As: DeKay's
snake |
Scientific Name: Storeria dekayi
texana Trapido, 1944 |
| Habitat: A variety of
terrain from prairie to woodland, and often near human habitation. |
Storeria in honor of Dr. David H. Storer, dekayi
in
honor of zoologist James E. DeKay, texana="from
Texas"
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| Length: To 21 inches total. |
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| Food: Slugs and
earthworms; occasionally insects. |
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| This juvenile brown snake was
found in August 2006 as it was prowling along the ground, looking
for food. Brown snakes typically don't get very big, and the
penny in this photo shows just how tiny this specimen was. |
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| This snake was found after
sunset, so it was held until the next day to get some outside
photos. |
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See also the brown snakes found in Texas,
Arkansas
and Wisconsin.
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