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wliicli we collected one specimen iii Centre county, Pa,, in Septem 

 ber, 19U(J. The length is about thirty inches or less, and the tail 

 is short and thick. In this regard it closely resembles the veno- 

 mous serpents. 



This reptile is found in the eastern part of the United States 

 rather abundantly and no doubt occurs in every county in 

 the State of Pennsylvania. We have received it from the counties 

 named in the list, which is not yet sufficiently complete to justify 

 us in concluding that it does not occur in the northern district, 

 from which we do not have specimens. 



Bedford County Walls, R. B Saxton. 



Berks County, Leibelsperger, I. H Fleetwood. 



Blair County Way, A. P Altoona. 



Carbon County, Murphy, H. J., Summitt Hill. 



Chester County Climenson, W. W Honey Brook. 



Gilliford, R. W., Spring City. 



Cumberland County Garver, P. S., Entlersville. 



Franklin County, Hoffman, E. D Mercersburg. 



De Long, C. A Mont Alto. 



Myers, J. G., Fayetteville. 



Huntingdon County Black, Joel, Huntingdon. 



Swoope, J. P., Huntingdon. 



Luzerne County, Campbell, E. W., Wilkes-Barre. 



Angus, Wm Sitoddartsville. 



Truax, S. T Glen Summit Sp'gs. 



Anthony, W. R. , Glen Lyon. 



Monroe County AUegar, I. L., Shawnee. 



Percho , J E. Stroudsburg. 



Blakeslee, Josephine, Blakeslee. 



Gould, Mrs. E. V Effort. 



Montour County, West, Mrs. G. P., Danville. 



Northampton County, Oxford, T., Ji\, N. Bangor. 



Northumberland County, .Allison, Dr. C. E., Elysburg. 



Perry County Brightbill, H. A Marsh Run. 



Heckendorn, D. K., New Bloomfield. 



Couch, P. G., Andersonburg. 



Bower, M. R., Landisburg. 



Brightbill, H. M., Marsh Run. 



Union County Spigelmeyer, Wm Millmont. 



York County May, Henry Dillsburg. 



It lives in dry woods and sandy hillsides, and is often found 

 under bushes by berry pickers, who take unnecessary fright upon 

 seeing it, especially if it is so disturbed as to commence its contor- 

 tions and hissing. 



The Hog-nosed xAdder, or Blowing Viper, has been said by many 

 writers to be oviparous or egg-laying, but our specimens do not 

 give us facts to agree with such statements. Our specimen No. 

 3386, collected August 5th, contained young embryos six and one- 

 half inches in length, each in a very delicate transparent membrane. 



