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English
Etymology
Named after American zoologist James Ellsworth De Kay (1792–1851), who collected the first specimen on Long Island, New York.
Noun
De 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