Please identify this snake for me-Found in backyard
Posted by Tonya Corbin on May 18, 2007
Q: I founf this snake and a few of his friends in my backyard while planting a flower bed. He crawled out from under a cement block. He was @ 8-10 inches long. the picture of his tail has a bit of a shadow on it. Thanks so much for your time!!!
Habitat: suburban/yard
State: South Carolina
Habitat: suburban/yard
A: The photographs are of a Brown Snake. One of the most common snakes encountered in back yards throughout the eastern United States, the brown snake never gets very big, growing only up to 13 inches or so in length. They are brown, grayish-brown or tan on top with two rows of dark spots down the back. They usually exhibit a dark downward streak on the side of the head behind the eye, a dark spot below the eye and a dark blotch on each side of the neck. Often the color on the back between the rows of spots is lighter than the color on the sides, forming a light brown or beige stripe down the middle of the back.
Brown snakes are secretive and harmless, eating mostly earthworms, slugs and other soft-bodied invertebrates.
Thanks for asking!
Solon Morse ( May 18, 2007)