Brown Florida Garden Snake

Dekays brown snake storeria dekayi.

Brown florida garden snake. Unlike garter snakes water snakes are relatively boring in color and appearance brown with some darker colors mostly. Number of offspring 13. Others have dark or light markings organized into stripes spots blotches or some other pattern. Different species of snake can often be distinguished by their characteristic color patterns.

This species can reach a maximum length of 12 inches 305 centimeters. Florida snake identification key common garter snake. The florida brown snake is one of the smallest species of the genus storeria bartlett and bartlett 2003. Thamnophis sirtalis linnaeus 1766 the following will separate the two garter snakes found in floridaif you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below you probably can do so using the geographic location alone.

Florida brown snakes also have a brown back whitish belly with dark spots on the side of each belly scale and rigged posterior back side and side scales florida natural areas inventory 2001. I found a rat snake slithering outside my french doorsitapped on the window he came back and put his face up against the glassi have two cats and i didnt know what kind of snake it was my husband took a shovel and carried him to the creekhe ran away but never strikedhe was yellow and brown stripesi live in central florida in the woods. How to identify garden snakes by penelope lane warning. One of the most common snakes of florida you might spot these in highly populated areas usually green or brown in colour with stripes of a pale colour running down the length of it.

Common name dekays brown snake. Distribution southeast northeast midwest south canada. Florida snakes visual identification. In florida they inhabit almost the entire state including the florida keys.

The florida brown snake lives in coastal areas mainly in georgia and florida. Family solid toothed rear fanged. Water moccasins arent the only aquatic snake in florida. This species of snake prefers to live near bodies.

During times of. Only trained professionals should capture wild snakes as many species are venomous and dangerous. They are commonly spotted among loose leaf litter and other plant debris as well as under rocks and dead trees and can even be seen in peoples yards or gardens from time to time. The florida banded water snake for example is common near bodies of water and is entirely harmless.

Photo by todd pierson. Above are four different varieties of garter snakes one might encounter in the garden photos wikipedia closely related to garter snakes are water snakes nerodia species and these are also found frequently in gardens particularly in the northeastern us. This snake species is also called a garter snake they can range in color and size and be aggressive or docile. Scientific name storeria dekayi.

The garter snake is often confused with garden snake although this is a name mistake more than anything else. The same applies to ringneck snakes and bimini blind snakes which you can find in gardens and yards. Just like many other snakes colours and patterns of the garter snake will vary. Red bellied snake storeria occipitomaculata.

Common name red. Ponds rivers and streams youre likely to see water snakes.