De Kay's brown snake

English

Etymology

Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.

Noun

De Kay's brown snake (plural De Kay's brown snakes)

  1. Storeria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid.
    Synonyms: brown snake, De Kay's snake
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