Rough Earthsnake vs. DeKay's Brownsnake
Both are small brown snakes with keeled scales under rocks and boards (records share 146 one-degree squares). A: Plain grey-brown with no spots in the Rough Earthsnake; two rows of small dark spots down the back, a paler stripe between them in the DeKay's Brownsnake. B: No dark marks on the head or neck in the Rough Earthsnake; a dark mark on the side of the neck and one below the eye in the DeKay's Brownsnake. Close up, DeKay's has no loreal scale (the earthsnake has a long one touching the eye).
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