Snake ID

[the_edsta]

Someone posted this guy on a corn snake forum thinking it was a corn... (which it doesn't even faintly resemble). I proposed thamnophis, but was unsure of the particular species as it does seem abberant. Any thoughts? It was found in Texas.

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[guidofatherof5]

Storeria dekayi - brown snake would be my idea. Great little snakes.
Looks a little dehydrated.

[the_edsta]

Storeria dekayi - brown snake would be my idea. Great little snakes.
Looks a little dehydrated.

Youre probably right. I still am stuck on how clear that dorsal stripe is though.... Dekay's seem to have mottled or loosely defined dorsal patterns...

[guidofatherof5]

Can you tell me were it was found? Texas I see. Read the whole post Steve:D

[guidofatherof5]

Can you tell me were it was found?

I'm hoping Wayne (infernalis) will see this thread and comment. He knows his brown snakes.

[guidofatherof5]

Texas Brown Snake (http://www.texassnakes.net/TexasBrown.htm)

[indigoman]

Storeria dekayi texana, would be my opinion.

[gibble888]

They look like chubby little suckers....wonder why they are not more popular...you talked me into it. Now i want one. :)

[the_edsta]

I'm a recent storeria convert myself. Very cool snakes. Still not sure about that dorsal stripe though... I'll wait it out a bit!

[infernalis]

It's certainly a Storeria. and yes they do have dorsal stripes. Ranging from very pale (difficult to see) to very profound white/grey.

They are great little snakes that are very tolerant of humans.