BRACHYORRHOS AM/ENUS. 117 
Grocrapnicat Distrisution. ‘This serpent is found in all the Atlantic states, 
from New Hampshire to Florida, inclusive; thence it extends through Alabama, 
Mississippi, and Louisiana, from which state I have also received specimens. 
Generat Remarks. Say was the first naturalist that observed this animal and 
described it as a distinct species, under the specific name amenus, which has here 
been retained. 
