Snake ID

[beemovies]

Can anyone tell me what kind of snake is these pics? My 3 yrs old son catch it in our back yard and I not sure if it is venomous or not. Thanks for your help.

[infernalis]

That is a Storeria Dekayi, Dekayi brown snake, and a very pregnant one at that.

She is absolutely harmless.

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/DKcup.jpg

http://www.thamfriends.com/photos/snakies/xena.jpg

When she has the babies (born live) they will be this tiny, and very difficult to feed.

http://www.thamfriends.com/MPFG/images/1apenny.jpg

So the best thing you can do for her is to release her exactly where you found her.

They make great pet snakes, will eat cut up night crawlers (worms) and have sweet temperaments.

If she was not pregnant, I would suggest keeping her as a pet for your little one, but they have big litters, up to 30 babies at once.

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/PG1/images/xenagirl.jpg

[beemovies]

Thanks you Infernalis. I don't know exact where my boy caught it so I guess I just let her goes in one of the bush in the back yard should be OK.

[infernalis]

That would be perfect, she will travel to an ideal spot on her own.

By the way these snakes are a gardener's best friend, they eat garden slugs, so the slugs that attack lettuce and tomato plants, flower beds and your lawn are the main food item.