Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Storeria
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Common
About
Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States. It lives in habitats such as tropical montane forest, montane rainforest, cloud forest, temperate deciduous forest and 21 more. Common: recorded in 8653 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Boreal Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Pine Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Meadow
- Mountain Slopes
- Leaf Litter
- Fallen Logs
- Agricultural Land
- Farmland
- Orchards
- Gardens
- Parks
- Urban Areas
- Suburban Areas
- Rural Settlements
- Roadsides
- Disturbed Habitats
- Eastern North American Deciduous Forest
Related snakes
- Redbelly Snake Storeria occipitomaculata
- Mexican Yellowbelly Brown Snake Storeria hidalgoensis
- Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides
- Florida Brown Snake Storeria victa
- Zhao's Mountain Stream Snake Opisthotropis zhaoermii
- Atractus dapsilis
- de Silva’s Rough-Side Snake Aspidura desilvai
- Hognose Lineate Blackhead Apostolepis lineata
- Tantilla stenigrammi
- Semau Island groundsnake Stegonotus lividus
- Thomas' Racer Pseudalsophis thomasi
- Erythrolamprus rochai
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.