DeKay's Brownsnake Storeria dekayi
Serpentes > Serpentes > Colubridae
Names in different Languages
| German | De Kay Braunschlange |
| English | DeKay's Brownsnake |
| French | Couleuvre brune de DeKay |
| Spanish | Culebra parda De Kay |
Description
A short brown to gray snake with a fine line along the center bordered by black spots, native to Quebec, feeding on worms, snails and slugs. It is a non-venomous snake.
How to Identify
Smaller than other snakes like Common Garter snake, brown-grey with black spots.
Where When to Spot
I spotted this species only once at the left entrance to Park Pointe aux Prairies in spring. DeKay's brownsnake is on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Observations
| 2019-05-06 | Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies |