Names: Brown grass snake, Dekay’s snake, ground snake, house snake, little brown snake, rock snake, spotted adder, spotted brown snake.

Average length: 9-13 in.

Juveniles: Juveniles are uniformly dark brown to black with a narrow cream to yellow collar on the neck.

Habitats: Habitats include hardwood forests, mixed hardwood-pine forests, pine woods, grasslands, early successional stages of abandoned agricultural land, woodlots, and urban areas.