Common Name: 
Brown snake

Scientific Name: 
Storeria dekayi

Identification: 7-16 in. Tan with a row of small black dots on either side of the middle of the back that may be connected by a dark line; beige stripe down middle of back; belly beige; scales keeled. 

Habits: Brown snakes are the most frequently encountered snake in the home flower bed or yard, hiding under leaf litter.  They eat slugs and earthworms.

Distribution: 
Throughout Louisiana.