Lined snake (hypomelanistic)

Description:

This small snake has a ground color of gray, tan, or light brown. There is a pale white, gray, or yellowish stripe down each side on scale rows two and three, and one down the midline. Above the two light side stripes there is usually an indistinct, dark, faded line or series of semi-connected dots. The head is somewhat pointed. The upper labial scales are pale and have no markings. The belly is whitish to cream and has two rows of dark half-moon shaped blotches down the midline. The scales are keeled. (information from "A Field Guide to Oklahoma's Amphibians and Reptiles")

Habitat:

Found under debris in a suburban yard.

Notes:

I had a bit of a time determining the morph for this snake, and through the help of others, it is thought to be hypomelanistic. That means it is lacking or has reduced dark pigments. The final image shows the snake alongside wild type specimens.