Geographic Range Storeria dekayi is an abundant snake that is widely distributed. Storeria dekayi is typically found to be a grayish brown color with a lighter streak on its back that is bordered on each side with black dots. The belly of the brown snake is a pinkish white color. There are several other subspecies of Storeria dekayi that look slightly different, but there is no textual evidence of any seasonal variation. A distinguishing characteristic of the young is a light grayish white colored ring found around the neck.
Brown snakes are typically harmless nonvenemous snakes.
This is a snake that is still fairly abundant. The reason for this can be mostly attributed to it's smaller size and broad habitat preferences. References Collins, Joseph T. 1987. Snakes Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.