Missouri Animals Midland brown snake   (Storeria dekayi) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Serpentia: Colubridae Native North American snake Habitat: forest, woodlands. Diet: small insects, worms, slugs.. ID Features: tan body with tiny black dots in rows down the back. Natural History: The midland brown snake is small snake that is very secretive. It prefers moist areas and is generally under rocks, logs, or rotting wood. It is NOT VENOMOUS!!.

The graphics and text are from: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1992