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Cambria County, Brubacker, F. M Johnstown. 



Clarion County Welch, W. Y Clarion. 



Kauffman, M. M Clarion. 



Clearfield County Rapp, A. C, Kylerstown. 



Erie County Mixer, E. W Waterford. 



Laurie, C. F Erie. 



Indiana County Wehrle, R. W., Indiana. 



Jefferson County, Luther, Paul, Pekin. 



Lycoming County, Spencer, Douglas Williamsport. 



McKean County, Port Allegany. 



Schuylkill County Miller, A. B., Barnesville. 



Sullivan County Wieland, W. S Nordmont. 



Tioga County, Nelson, A Canoe Camp. 



Warren County Whitcomb, Mrs. F. , Corydon. 



W^right, B. B Sugar Grove. 



Wayne County Bullock, W. H Honesdale. 



This does not mean that it is not found in other counties, as we 

 expect to receive it from all of them in the course of time, but it 

 would indicate a greater abundance in the central and western 

 parts of the State. In the United States it is to be found from 

 Minnesota eastward to Massachusetts, and from those two states 

 southward to Georgia. It is very abundant in portions of its range, 

 and is one of the common small, harmless and in fact beneficial 

 snakes of our State. 



Fig. 4. — Diagram showing the percentage of Food 

 Items of Red-bellied Snake {Stoieria occipUotnaeulata) : 

 100 per cent. Slugs. 



Although common, it is not often seen. The reason for this is 

 that it is a quiet, retiring little snake, protected by its grayish or 



