34 SERPENTS OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES 



There appears to be a few records from New Hampshire, and speci- 

 mens are reported on an island in Lake Winnepesaukee. Vermont 

 seems to have few specimens, except along the westerly slopes of the 

 Green Mountains and in the southern portion of the State. Both the 

 copperhead and rattlesnake appear to be extinct on Long Island, al- 

 though evidence that the latter was formerly found there exists in 

 skins and rattles among the trophies of old farm houses. We have 

 been unable to verify the occurrence of either species during the past 

 thirty years. 



General range: The central portion of the New England area, 

 southward to northern Florida; westward to the Plains. 



Summary 



Part I : The Local Non-venomous Serpents 



The largest of the local species, and approximately ranking in 

 size in the order named, are the mountain blacksnake, pine snake, 

 common blacksnake or racer, king snake, corn snake, water snake 

 and milk snake. 



The most diminutive species are the worm snake, DeKay's snake. 

 Storer's snake and smooth brown snake. Differences of coloration may 

 be defined as follows:" 



Worm Snake x 



Ring-necked Snake (Has a yellow collar) 1 



Smooth Green Snake I 



Keeled Green Snake I 



Blacksnake N No pattern 



DeKay's Snake (Occasionally a faint band 



on back and minute black dots) I 



Storer's Snake (Same as DeKay's) j 



Smooth Brown Snake (Minute black dots J 



on back) / 



Hog-nosed Snake (Occasional specimens \ 



are black) ^ 



Corn Snake > Strongly blotched pattern 



Pine Snake V 



Milk Snake J 



Water Snake Transverse bands extending 



to sides 



King Snake Pale chain pattern 



Mountain Blacksnake Numerous scales narrowly 



. edged with white 



~ See also descriptive key at beginning of article. 



