De Kay's brown snake
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.
Noun[edit]
De Kay's brown snake (plural De Kay's brown snakes)
- Storeria dekayi, a small non-venomous American colubrid.
- Synonyms: brown snake, De Kay's snake