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86. Haldea striatula Linn.. Brown Snake. 



Eastern Texas, west to Cooke, Somervell and Mc- 

 Lennan Counties. South as far as Victoria County, 

 Abundant wherever found. 



87. Storeria dekayi Holbrook. De Kay's Snake. 



Eastern half of the State, from the northern 

 boundary south to the Rio Grande river. Usually 

 abundant. 



88. Storeria occipitomaculata Storer. Red-bellied Snake. 



Three specimens labeled Red River, Texas, col- 

 lected by Robert Kennicott, are in the National Mu- 

 seum. I have not met with it personally, nor have 

 I been able to find other records than' the above. 

 If it be true, as Cope states, that it occurs as far 

 south as Vera Cruz, Mexico, it should certainly be 

 found throughout the entire eastern section of the 

 State of Texas. 



89. Drymarchon corais couperi Holbrook. Couper's Go- 



pher Snake: Indigo Snake. 



Lower Rio Grande valley from Brownsville to 

 Eagle Pass, north to La Salle, Live Oak and San 

 Patricio Counties. 



90. Drymarchon corais melanurus Schlegel. Mexican 



Gopher Snake. 

 Bailey records a single example from Brownsville. 



91. Drymobius margaritiferus Schlegel. Schlegel's Snake. 



This species has been collected at Brownsville 

 and Rancho St. Thomas, Cameron County. It is a 

 tropical snake and not likely to be found much fur- 

 ther north. 



92. Callopeltis obsoletus obsoletus Say. Pilot Black- 



snake. 



Bailey records specimens of typical obsoletus from 

 Sour Lake and the mouth of the Nueces river. Per- 

 sonally I have never met with this sub-species in 



