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The Green Snake is certainly one of our most beneficial reptiles 

 as an insectivorous creature, and the few authors who have pub- 

 lished notes on it are doubtless correct as follows: 



Shaw, in his "General Zoology," says it feeds on flies and other 

 insects, and Holbrook and Garman each report it as eating insects. 

 These are the only published statements which we find referring 

 to its food. 



No. 15. Liojpeltis vernalis (DeKay). Grass Snake. 

 The Grass Snake is not especially rare in the State of Pennsyl- 

 vania, although it is not often observed, owing to the fact that 

 it lives in the grass and among the foliage where its green color 

 renders it inconspicuous. We have received twenty-nine specimens 

 from counties listed below: 



Adams County Myers, D. W Gettysburg. 



Oslan, C. L. , Aapers. 



Allegheny County McCutchens, J. C, Pittsburg. 



Beaver -County Walls, R. B., Saxton. 



Berks County, Kline, R. H Berneville. 



Cambria County, Dishart, H., Fatten. 



Centre County Benner, C. A., Powelton. 



Kennedy, Prof. J Powelton. 



Erie County, Baron, E. A., McKean. 



Fayette County Lange, W. H., Belle Vernon. 



Franklin County, Miller, J. B., Chambersburg. 



De Long, A. C. , Mont Alto. 



Atkinson , Mr. , Mont Alto. 



Fulton County, Hess, J Dublin Mills. 



Indiana County, Wehrle, R. W ' .-Indiana. 



Juniata County Jameson, T Swales. 



Luzerne County, Angus, W Stoddartsville. 



Lycoming County, Nelson, Foster, New Berry. 



Monroe County Burdsall, F. H Effort. 



Coggler, B. G., Tobyhanna. 



Perry County IJrightbill, H. M., Marsh Run. 



Somerset County, Suhrie, J. E Crumb. 



Sullivan County Wieland, W. S Nordmont. 



Union County Benner, W. E Vicksburg. 



Washington County Couch, Jos., Canonsburg. 



As tlu'se are fairly well scattered over (lie State it shows that 

 its distribution is no doubt general. It is to be r(cognized by its 

 green color and smooth glossy scales without keels. It is described 

 as having head elongate; neck slender; eyes generally large; uni- 

 form deep green (turning bluish in spirits), yellowish below; tail 

 not quite one-third the length; scales fifteen; ventral plates one 

 hundred and twenty-five to one hundred and forty, and length 

 twenty-five inches or less. 



This most beautiful and harmless little snake is found through- 

 out the eastern United States and differs from the preceding in 



