BRACHYORRHOS AM^NUS. 



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Geographical Distribution. This serpent is found in all the Atlantic states, 

 from New Hampshire to Florida, inclusive; thence it extends through Alabama, 

 Mississippi, and Louisiana, from which state I have also received specimens. 



General Remarks. Say was the first naturalist that observed this animal and 

 described it as a distinct species, under the specific name amaenus, which has here 

 been retained. 



