De Kay's brown snake
English
editEtymology
editNamed after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.
Noun
editDe 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