Common Name:

 Northern Brownsnake
Scientific Name:
Storeria dekayi dekayi
Etymology:
Genus:

Storeria is in honor of David Humphreys Storer, an 18th-century,  zoologist from New England.

 Species:
dekayi is in honor of James Ellsworth Dekay, a 19th-century naturalists.
 Subspecies:
dekayi is in honor of James Ellsworth Dekay, a 19th-century naturalists.
Vernacular Names:
Brown grass snake, Dekay's snake, ground snake, house snake, little brown snake, rock snake, spotted adder, spotted brown snake.
Average Length:
9 - 13 in. (23 - 33 cm)
Virginia Record Length: 
14.9 in. (37.9 cm)
Record length:
19.3 in. (49.2 cm)

 

Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service: Species Booklet

Photos:

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Adult with neonates		 Arlington Co. - Neonate Venter