Summary ⁵

The Texas brown snake(Storeria dekayi texana), a subspecies of Storeria dekayi, is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to North America.

Description ⁶

Adults and young have reddish brown colored bodies with dark brown spots around the eyes. These occipital blotches are wider than in other subspecies of S. dekayi, and the fourth upper labial is usually darkened to a greater extent. S. d. texana also differs from the other subspecies by not having the anterior temporal shield marked with a black vertical bar or horizontal stripe. Adults average 30.5 cm (12.0 in) in total length, but may reach 48.3 cm (19.0 in).

Habitat ⁶

They can be found in moist woodlands under logs and bark. In urban areas they are often found in gardens and flower beds, and also under old pieces of roofing or linoleum in backyards and vacant lots.

Geographic range ⁶

It is found from southern Minnesota to eastern Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jessica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jessica
2. (c) Linda Cooke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Linda Cooke
3. (c) hspauldi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/hspauldi/4529085509/
4. (c) Patrick Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/animaliaproject/6656292297/
5. Adapted by Desmon M Dunn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storeria_dekayi_texana
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_brown_snake

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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