receives its name from the fact that it frequents 

 corn-fields and granaries, attracted to these places 

 by the abundance of harmful rodents, which form 

 its main article of diet. 



55. Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta (Say). 

 PILOT BLACK-SNAKE. 

 An arboreal species, reaching a length of 8 ft. 

 Is very gentle in its demeanor to man and makes 

 an excellent pet. Constricts its prey, as do other 

 members of Elaphe, Common in the Alleghany 

 Mountains. 



56. Elaphe quadrivittata (Holbrook). 

 CHICKEN SNAKE. 

 The popular name is a misnomer, as the spe- 

 cies, while it may occaisionally eat a young chick- 

 en, feeds largely on rodents. 



Pituophis (Genus) 



57. Pituophis mugitus (Barbour). 



FLORIDA PINE SNAKE. 



When annoyed, this Pine Snake, (as do other 



Pituophis) emits a loud and prolonged hiss. A 



powerful constrictor; is fond of eggs as an article 



of diet. 



Lampropeltis (Genus) 

 58. Lampropeltis elapsoides elapsoides (Holbr.) 

 SCARLET KING SNAKE. 

 This burrowing species is named from its ex- 

 traordinary resemblance to the poisonous Coral 

 Snake (Micrurus fulvius)^ a species to which it is 

 totally unrelated. 



59. Lampropeltis getulus getulus (Linne). 



