26 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



FAMILY: COLUBRIDAE 



GENUS: CARPHOPHIS, Gervais. 



CARPHOPHIS AMOENUS (Say) Gervais 



{Carphophiops avioenus Cope) 



Worm Snake 



Type locality: Pennsylvania. 



General distribution : Connecticut to Florida, west- 

 ward to Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. 



Alabama records : Madison, Blount, DeKalb, Etowah, 

 St. Clair, Tuscaloosa and Sumter (E. T. Norman) coun- 

 ties. 



This snake was found plentiful under rocks in the 

 mountainous counties, by Mr. van Aller and myself; it 

 does not seem to be found in the coast counties. 



GENUS: ABASTOR, Gray. 



ABASTOR ERYTHROGRAMMUS (Daudin) Gray 

 Rainbow Snake 



Type locality: "Etats Unis d'Amerique." 



General distribution : Virginia southward to Florida 



and Alabama. 



Alabama records: Walker Count (H. H. Smith); 



Tuscaloosa County; Crichton, Mobile County; Balwin 



County. 



GENUS: FARANCIA, Holbrook. 



FARANCIA ABACURA (Holbrook) Cope 

 Horn Snake, Hoop Snake, Mud Snake 



Type locality : South Carolina. 



General distribution: Virginia to Florida and Louis- 

 iana, northward in the Mississippi Valley to Indiana. 



Alabama records: Many specimens from various 

 parts of Mobile County and Tuscaloosa County. 



From the number of mutilated specimens seen, this 

 snake must evidently be very common on the coast. The 

 common belief that it is dangerous and can in- 

 flict deadly wounds with the awl-like tip of its tail, is, 

 needless to say, without any foundation of fact, and the 

 same may be said of the previous species. 



