We know that some people get freaked out by snakes, or even photos of snakes, so we are posting some nifty close-ups of this snake -- a northern brown snake, aka a Dekay's snake, thanks to Ray Duffy's ID) on the "jump" of this post.
If you do look on the jump, be ready for a surprise ending.
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how do get rid of them in my yard
Posted by: Philomena Marchionne | June 02, 2011 at 03:48 PM
ordinary person
Posted by: | March 16, 2011 at 03:34 AM
Hello, I found a brown, small (8in)snake in our bushes. We carefully put it into an enclosed habitat. We are interested in knowing what to feed it. Any ideas?
Posted by: Dianna D. Davis | June 21, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Help, I found two of these by my retaining wall, I know nothing of snakes, and am petrified. Should I be worried.
Posted by: Vivian | April 02, 2009 at 05:14 PM
I love your latest post because of the snake. I have a snake blog that I think you will find entertaining: http://www.snakeadventures.blogspot.com If you like the blog, can we exchange links? Will you let me know?
Thanks,
Robby in Utah
Posted by: Robby | October 09, 2008 at 11:16 PM
About 6-7 years ago I would see these snakes all over the place. In particular Curtis Wright in Wood-Ridge. However I haven't seen one in so long. Not even in thicker woods like Oakland. Good to see there still around.
Posted by: Bryant | October 09, 2008 at 09:30 PM
It's great to see a Brown Snake in our area ! This Snake has been disappearing from the backyards of Bergen County due to over use of pesticides , This snake is great to have in your garden , It will eat slugs and insect larva !
Posted by: Don Torino | October 09, 2008 at 03:37 PM