Another Snake ID

sJASONs · 10-26-14, 09:04 AM

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My dad found this little guy. He's about five inches long and from Indiana.

Anybody know what it is and what I should feed it?

poison123 · 10-26-14, 09:36 AM

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FWK · 10-26-14, 09:41 AM

It is a Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi. I don't recall exactly which subspecies is found in Indiana, probably Northern? Don't feed it anything, let it go.

SerpentSteve · 10-26-14, 04:01 PM

If you're going to keep it, check your state laws first. I kept and bred these little guys for a while as a kid. They stay around the 15-20" range and feed on terrestrial mollusks, small lizards, frogs, and salamanders.

sJASONs · 10-27-14, 09:24 AM

Thanks for the help.
I'll keep him at least for the winter. I can dig up some slugs and worms to feed him before it gets too cold. He's way too small for frogs and such.

SerpentSteve · 10-27-14, 10:02 AM

You can chop up night crawlers to if you have a bait store nearby. Don't feed red wrigglers as they're toxic.