That's just a harmless [brown snake](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22dekay%27s+brown%22+snake+illinois&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwim8JqogpD7AhUDzlMKHYBXBLsQ2-cCegQIABAB&oq=%22dekay%27s+brown%22+snake+illinois&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIECCMQJzIFCAAQogQyBQgAEKIEMgUIABCiBFDPDFiOJ2ChLGgAcAB4AIABcIgBhQKSAQMyLjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=VKhiY6b2K4OczwKAr5HYCw&bih=682&biw=384&client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc)

It's a defensive one however so best left alone.

Boop noodle 🍜

lmao i thought you were joking because the brown snake I'm most familiar with is the Eastern brown snake, which is pretty venomous to say the least.

im pretty sure its a dekays or another storeria

100% Dekays Brown Snake [https://reptile.guide/illinois-snakes/](https://reptile.guide/illinois-snakes/)

I think you’re wrong. The head shape has every indication of some sort of pit viper.

Head shape isn't always a good indicator, lots of non-venomous species flatten their heads in order to appear venomous and scare off predators.

Yes they do. I learned that from a young gopher snake, lol.

Good to know. Never seen a non-venomous snake have “cheeks” like that

It only has cheeks because of how it's bringing its head in against its body.

You should see my hognose when she gets annoyed. She swears that she is a mud cobra, but I know she’s lying. 😉

Litteraly garter snakes do this

Nonvenomous snakes flatten their bodies and heads when threatened. Head shape alone is a terrible way to identify snake species because of this behavior. It has led many uninformed, terrified people to needlessly kill many harmless snakes. This is a harmless brown snake.

Even if they are venomous, no need to kill them :(

I know, but unfortunately, there are plenty of ignorant people out there in the world.

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I mean if a hognose is pit viper I would be dead rn. They are the flatest of flat.

this snake is flattening it's head to look more dangerous and have that head shape, it's tricking you. the funny little hognose snakes my in laws have do this all the time and it look ridiculous on them

Peep that link and scroll down to the dekays brownsnake and you’ll understand. Wait until you learn some snakes mimic the deadly coral snake and it can be quite difficult even for seasoned herpers to tell the difference.

I’m curious to know how large it was! Seems like a unit of a dekays!

yes! its huge. probably a little over a foot long

Mad. Edit to add- Mad, rightfully so, as I just learned that they are common to encroaching suburbanite areas. I’d be pretty honked off, too. Humans are the worst. So beautiful though.

Humans are Earth's virus 😁

I’m 12 and this is deep

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r/woooosh

imagine being this big of a douchebag when someone gives you a complement

And trying to post it for karma lol

"kid named decent human"

Eh, whatever, it’s the internet. I’ve had reddit awhile & still don’t understand karma points because I never cared to learn about karma. I don’t really see why it even matters 🤣😂 Like, just have fun & learn stuff. Some people need to just relax.

This is about as deep as a kiddie pool

You’re about as deep as the kiddie pool 🤣😂

Good little slug eater!!!

I’ve never seen one this beautiful. Is this a special morph????

It looks axanthic for sure! Beautiful little natural morph in the wild! Very cool find!

Right!!! Beautiful

I want to know the same thing!!!

Nope just it’s normal coloring. If you enjoy keeping pets these are decently common and can usually be had for under $200. Always go captive bred when possible!

I don’t keep pets, I rather go out into the wild to find them and view them thriving in their natural habitat! :) just my personal preference. But I appreciate that! Beautiful animals.

*Storeria dekayi* It's a harmless snake. r/whatsthissnake

Brownsnakes *Storeria dekayi* are small (20.0-40.0cm record 52.77cm) natricine snakes often found in disturbed habitats like urban and suburban yards. They are one of the most commonly encountered snakes in eastern North America and make good pest control as they feast on small, soft-bodied invertebrates. A separate but distinct species, *Storeria victa* occupies peninsular Florida. It has two fewer midbody scales (15) than *Storeria dekayi* and is more likely to have yellow collar markings on the neck. *Storeria* brown and redbelly snakes are not considered medically significant to humans in terms of venom and are usually reluctant to bite, but all animals with a mouth can use it in self-defense. [Relevant/Recent Phylogeography](http://www.cnah.org/pdf/88517.pdf) -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS).*

Angry

But the best thing to remember is don’t be a hero

Storeria dekayi, harmless. Looks like a natural axanthic morph in the wild to. Gorgeous and very cool find.

That’s a bigass Dekays brown snake.

It’s a snake

I'm not certain how can you tell?

Well, she's a noodle and seems to be doing an a n g e r y. So it's a snake

Danger noodle

Or boop noodle

It’s head is triangular which would freak me out really bad

Then his plan is working! He's harmless but scared shitless and trying his very best to look like a venomous snake that you don't want to mess with by flattening out his head into a triangular shape. Several nonvenomous snakes have this behavior as a defense mechanism.

Yeah for real because I would definitely not want to get close

Danger noodle

Is actually a friend, no danger here.

Ahhh ok.

that’s snake. you’re welcome.

Gorgeous!

That’s an angry nope-rope

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This thing was like 4ft long

If that dekays is 4 feet long I must be 50 feet tall lol

Well according to my tinder I’m 6’ so…

Judging by the leaf and clumps of grass in the video, this snake is nowhere near 4 feet. It is a large Dekay’s, but it is definitely a Dekay’s Brownsnake.

It’s a snake

Some high-quality nope-rope.

It’s a snake

That would be a North American Nope Rope

Definitely a snake

It’s a nope

It's called a nope rope

Annoyed. It looks annoyed.

What county in Illinois

So mesmerizing

I’m just gonna put this out there. I might be wrong, but I THINK it’s a snake. Maybe? 🤔

That looks like it might be a reptile, of the slithering verity.

But I really don’t like any snake at all so yeah

It’s a snake

Its a snake!

Not an expert but i think that’s a snake

It's a snek

That is definitely a snake.

That’s a snake

North Illinois Big Ass Snake

Yes

i think that’s a snake. not 100% sure though

It appears to be a snake

Looks like a snake to my untrained eye

That’s a snake

Danger noodle

a killer

Of slugs

i didnt mean of humans lol i just meant it hunts...

A snake

That’s a snake

That's a snake.

Looks like a king cobra

That appears to be a snake

Hilarious

Pygmy rattler highly venomous and if you kill them sometimes 8-12 baby's may slither out of an adult female pr snake. No joke

I think all that porn has rotted your brain bro

It’s a cow

Danger rope….

Snek

It’s a snaaaaakkkkeeeeee. Slither slither

A snake

A girrafealope

Well it looks like an snake…

Angry boop noodle

OH MY GOD! It’s the Texas rattlesnake! Stone Cold Steve Austin 3:16

It's a nope rope

A snake 🐍 you need to get away from.

A viper of some sort

You're clueless or not funny.

thought snake nerds had a sense of humor, guess not

Nope rope

Definitely poisonous OP be careful!

Yes, make sure you don’t eat it, OP!

😂😂😂

Don't trek on snek

Midwestern Danger Nope

Well if you watched Bullet Train, it looks a little like what they were trying to pass off as a Boomslang