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Marsh Brownsnake

Storeria dekayi limnetes

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Description:

Small brown snake

Habitat:

Spotted at the lakefront of Lake Pontchartrain

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Cameron Young-CSC Snake
Cameron Young-CSC Snake 11 years ago
Marsh Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi limnetes Marsh Brownsnake - Storeria dekayi limnetes - Snake of the Day


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2 Comments

AnnImel
AnnImel 11 years ago

Thanks Cameron! I think you are definitely right!

Cameron Young-CSC Snake
Cameron Young-CSC Snake 11 years ago

Your snake looks like a Marsh Brownsnake. These are great little snakes that eat slugs so are beneficial to have in gardens to protect young plant shoots.

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AnnImel

Mandeville, Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2012
Submitted on Sep 18, 2012

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