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non venomous
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Photo by: Quentin Stiles
Keeled dorsal scales, arranged in 17 rows at mid-body.
How to identify:
Coloration:
Light tan mid-dorsal stripe running the length of the body.
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Mid-dorsal stripe is three scale rows wide and is in contrast to darker background color, which may range from red to brown to dark tan.
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Yellowish or pink ventral scale surface is usually unmarked with pigment, save a row of black spots along ventral and dorsal scale junction.
Diet:
Size:
Adult DeKay's Brownsnakes typically measure (9.5-12 in) in length,
Habitat:
DeKay's Brownsnake favors moist habitats, preferably under objects such as tin, wood and stones, or in habitats favoring moisture, such as canyons and bottom lands.
Range of habitat:
Dekay's brownsnake is found throughout most of the eastern half of the U.S., with additional populations extending south along the Atlantic coast of Mexico.
Orange counties indicate new records since previous Herps of Texas updated in 1998; all other colors represent counties with known DeKay's Brownsnake population prior to 1998
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