Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Assume this is a baby brown?

Yep its a young but not a babie maybe a yearling midland brown snake...

Wow yearling?

Bug eater for life then eh?

Have a neighbor who caught black racer, ring neck, corn, eastern king and some form of aborial green snake this spring.

So far my snake hunts have turned up empty in the hot summer (I've just moved here). I must not know where to look. But of course I find one while walking up my drive way after spending hours in the woods with no luck. Ha.

He may be younger then a yearling but isnt old... they are moslty bug eaters there whole life well slugs... Yeah i found a eastern hognose snake today which i thought was great lol.. and only one corn snake and one eastern king this year in NC.. lol but im from Alabama..Summer is the worst season for me.. i like spring and fall when looking for snakes under tin and stuff...

The green your friend caught would be the rough green, Opheodrys aestivus.

~~Greg~~

you just moved to georgia huh? i Just moved to hilton head island which is like just north of the GA border. If you interested, maybe we could get together and try to find some snakes. I dont know ne one here so ive been lookin for someone to go in the woods with. well, lemme know if ur interested.

KC

n/p

I am no expert on the Midland brown, but that little guy looks very similar to my little Florida Redbelly. It is hard to tell from the pics. If it has a white spot under the eye, I might differ my opinion and suggest that it is a Redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). The 2 species can be similar in appearance. I have only had success with mine eating brown slugs. Have tried a variaty of insects and worms with no luck. A lot of personality for such a little snake.

-----
Jenea

1:3 Eastern Hognose
0:0:1 Florida Redbelly Snake
0:1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle
1:1 Red-eared Slider
2:0 Cats
1:1 Kids
1:0 Spouse

His head looked like the head of yours in the pic.

Not sure on white under eye. He did have a white ring around his neck, but was def not a ringneck.

His color was grey/brown.

He had a light pattern which was basically side by side dots on his back.

If I recall, his belly was the same color as the rest of his body.

If that helps.

Here is a desrciption for the midland brown:

Description: Average adult size is 7-9 inches (17.7-22.8 cm), record is 20.75 inches (52.7 cm). Adults are small, thin, and may be tannish to rusty-brown, with a faint light mid-dorsal stripe and fleckings on the sides. There are black spots along both sides of the mid-dorsal stripe that may be connected across the back. There is a light band across the back of head. There is a dark spot on the upper lip scales under the eye. The belly is tannish to pinkish, with black dots along the edges. The scales are keeled, and there are 17 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are dark brownish with a light band across back of head

and here is one for the redbelly:

Description: Average adult size is 8-10 inches (20.3- 25.4 cm), record is 16 inches (40.6 cm). Adults are small, thin, and grayish-brown to black. Top of head black. Faint striping down the back varies from one broad stripe, to 4 narrow stripes, to a combination of both patterns (5 stripes). Three light spots on the back of neck, which join together forming a band. There is a white spot under the eye on the scales of the upper lip. The belly normally is red, but may also be orange, yellow, or bluish-gray. The scales are keeled, and there are 15 dorsal scale rows at midbody. The pupil is round. Juveniles are grayish with a light band across back of neck

I do not know if this will help you or not. Without getting a really good look, it is kind of hard to tell you with absolute certainity. Either way, they are very interesting little snakes. My Redbelly is one of my favorites. Would love to find a mate for it, but I do not know if "its" a him or her.
-----
Jenea

1:3 Eastern Hognose
0:0:1 Florida Redbelly Snake
0:1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle
1:1 Red-eared Slider
2:0 Cats
1:1 Kids
1:0 Spouse

You might be a redbelly if........lol

np
-----
Jenea

1:3 Eastern Hognose
0:0:1 Florida Redbelly Snake
0:1 Gulf Coast Box Turtle
1:1 Red-eared Slider
2:0 Cats
1:1 Kids
1:0 Spouse