#brown snake

[alchemiccolored]

TINY GUYS. absolutely the smallest snakes i have handled. brown snakes babies? i know brown snakes are small, but these two were right next to each other so i believe they're from the same clutch. i love how differently their patterns are expressed!

#snakes #snake #brown snake #herps #herpetology #herpblr #i also caught several frogs on this hike! #i can never remember the difference between chorus and cricket frogs. #my hands

[herpsandbirds]

What kind of snake is this? Found it after unwinding the hose to fill the bird bath/toad pond/XL dog water bowl.

This is a really common garden and yard snake called...

Dekay's Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi), family Colubridae, north Texas, USA

There used to be a few recognized subspecies, but those subspecies are no longer considered valid. This populationwould have been considered Texas Brown Snake (S. d. texana).

Non-venomous.

Feed on earthworms and other soft bodied invertebrates.

This individual looks like a young adult. This snake rarely gets longer than 12 inches.

#brown snake #storeria #colubridae #snake #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature #north america

[futurebird]

It's spring time in New York City!

It's spring time in New York City! Yesterday it felt as if the whole city had come alive. Tulips and daffodils bloom, the moss on the old stone wall caught droplets of morning due. On my way to the bus stop in the South Bronx I encountered a DeKay's brown snake on the sidewalk near the park, the cute little snake was sunning itself after a long winter underground.

Gently, I picked her up (I had a look at the tail and I think it is a female) and moved her to a nice warm rock away from foot traffic. This is the first snake I've ever seen in NYC and it's my favorite species!

I’ve wanted to have a Dekay’s brown snake a a pet forever— I think a terrarium with Storeria dekayi and carpenter ants would be amazing— but if she now lives in the park I can go see her there.  Even better. She eat snails, slugs and worms and lord knows we have those over by that wall. I suspect there is one of NYC’s many secret buried streams and brooks under the wall in the park. It’s so moist all of the time.   Some of the local teens on their way to school and stopped to admire the snake. They were a little scared at first "oh no she's got a snake!" but I was able to tell them a little about the snake and how they are harmless and a sign that our little local park is doing well ecologically. 

Later this same day I was walking down Park Ave. down on the upper east when out of the corner of my eye I spied an ant queen. I can always tell ant queens by the way they walk... or rather waddle. Looks like Prenolepis imparis, or the American winter ant. She was hustling along the side walk as if on her way to the Chanel store. Now she’s in one of my luxury ant condos— (but don’t tell her I’ve moved her out to the Bronx.)     

I fed her a drop of sugar water which she accepted, now she is in my ant drawer snug in her test tube. I will post updates about this queen, and if she makes it. Over on Mastodon I asked for help naming her and we decided to call her "Ethel." I've never kept this species before, so I'm reading about their needs.

Ethel is cute & round, settling in to her "Luxery ant condo" (It's a test tube.) She enjoyed a little sugar water, now she's in the darkness of the ant drawer. She looks very well-fed, so I think there is a good chance she will lay lots of eggs.

In four or five days I'll check on her again. Sometimes new queens just die. So, many don't like to name a queen until she has her first workers. But I'm cheering for this little urban ant.

#ants #antposting #bugblr #bugs #insects #myrmecology #antkeeping #ant #invertebrates #antblr #snake #brown snake #DeKay's brown snake #Storeria dekayi #Storeria #nyc #nyc spring #spring #queen ant #nuptial flight #winter ant #nyc snakes #snakes of New York #named ants #queen ethel #ethel the ant

[wutz]

Some friends I wanted to share with you all, a Dekay's brown snake and a black aster beetle

#cool stuff #photography #snake #brown snake #bugs #beetle #entomology #insects

[derynstarling]

"Dekay's Brown Snake"

Referenced from photos I took years back while taking a walk through a small local river community. I had released the friendly little guy in a nearby nature preserve. Inks and watered-down acrylics were used for this piece and created on 8x10 watercolor paper. Featured with him is a hummingbird moth, bee balm, and native trillium. Made in 2020 (ignore the watermark date. lol ).

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#dekays brown snake #brown snake #reptile #snake #snek #reptile art #herpetology #traditional art #art

[pumpkingeorge]

🐍

#brown snake #he’s harmless

[heyitsnyixie]

Please enjoy this tiny snake I found on Reddit

He's a baby brown snake and I FUCKING LOVE HIM

#cute snake #snake #tw snakes #I'M LITERALLY SOBBING #HE'S SO CUTE #brown snake #baby snake

[sparreaux]

Discovered this DeKay’s brown snake in my yard. Guess it was finally warm enough for it to bask.

Pretty little guy!

#snake #brown snake #dekay's brown snake

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Brown Snake

(Image credit: Getty Images)

#getty images #photographer #brown snake #snake #reptile #nature

[robbiefishing]

OMG have a look at this white Brown snake. This is the 2nd deadliest snake in the world.

What a cool this to see. I feel blessed to have seen this.

#dangerous snake #snakes #snake #venomous snake #brown snake #eastern brown snake #Youtube

[herps-and-noods]

Found this little friend at work! Not very happy to be disturbed, but she’ll thank me later for relocating her a good distance away from the building (and my terrified coworkers).

#dekay’s brown snake #Storeria #colubrid #wild herp #snake #reptile #brown snake

[herpsandbirds]

Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni), family Elapidae, Australia

Venomous.

photograph by Mick Fullerton Wildlife

#venomous #elapidae #pseudonaja #snake #brown snake #reptile #animals #herpetology #australia

[p-artsypants]

So, had a moment on social media today. Yesterday while I was in the garden, I saw a little snake. I took a picture of it and put it on Facebook and asked if it was a garter snake (the typical snake we get in our area.)

Now, I wasn’t worried about the danger of this tiny, less than a foot reptile. I was just curious if anyone knew what it was. We have one venomous snake in Michigan, which has a rattle, so no worries. 

I knew that garter snakes were usually dark grey with a lighter stripe (from catching them as a child.) 

A ton of people flocked to the post and were like “oh it’s def a cobra” “Python 😂🤪” “A boa constrictor” all sarcastically like I was dumb for asking. 

Then my husband’s coworker saw the post, and showed her little daughter who is obsessed with snakes. 

“That’s not a garter. That’s a brown snake.” 

SO SEE. IT PAYS IT ASK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN WHO’S A SNAKE EXPERT!!!

#snake #brown snake

[rensphotolens]

An american brown snake I saw at the preserve. Excuse the blurriness, he was a fast boy. 🐍

#nature photography #wildlife photography #beauty of nature #animal lover #woods #park #forest #snake #brown snake #wildlife #canon eos 2000d #canon photography #lensblr #the great outdoors #outdoor photography #nature preserve

[crowley-likes]

(Jan Kopřiva)

#snakes #snake #reptile #reptiles #animals #animal photography #photography #nature #brown #brown snake #scales

[aardwolfpack]

I’ve only seen snakes in the wild a handful of times in my life, and yesterday was the first time I managed to photograph one.  You can toggle between the pictures to watch the flicking tongue.

#lee sherman #photographers on tumblr #storeria dekayi #dekay's brownsnake #dekay's brown snake #brownsnake #brown snake #snake