Names: Blaney’s snake, brown worm snake, eastern gray snake, gray snake, ground snake, smooth brown snake, spotted ground snake.

Average length: 7-10 in.

Juveniles:  Juveniles are patterned and colored as adults at birth. A dark line in front of the eye is present. There is no light collar behind the head. 

Habitats: Inhabits hardwood forests, mixed hardwood-pine forests, pine woods, abandoned fields in various stages of succession, dry upland ridges, pastures, urban and suburban woodlots, forest-field ecotones, and moist lowlands.