18a REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
in number. ‘ail cylindrical, tapering to a pointed tip, and about 
6 in entire length of body. Color in alcohol dull brownish-white 
over general ground-color, and about 47 broad saddles of pale 
tawny-brown with deep black edges or borders, over back. 
Alternating on sides small blotches similar in color to those on 
back at first, but progressively they become more clouded with 
blackish until last ones are more or less entirely black. They 
are largely on gastrosteges. After middle of body on outer 
portions of gastrosteges, for space alternating every 4, a series 
of jet-black gastrostegeal blotches, one to each along each side 
of median line. They also continue on urosteges. Ground- 
color of under surface brownish-white. Iris slaty. Length 36 
inches. Moorestown. Dr. A. EK. Brown. 
Color in life deep brown on back or over extent of about 60 
saddles which extend to vent, after which they become obsolete 
on upper surface. Each of these saddles slightly edged with 
dusky though as a rule rather inconspicuous and intervening 
narrow areas together with sides grayish, becoming paler below. 
Along each side in gray areas about 3 or sometimes more, as 
they are irregular, series of warmer brownish spots than saddles. 
Some also extending on each edge or sides or gastrosteges of 
trunk. Lower surface of head wax-white, becoming more livid 
and brownish posteriorly so that lower surface of tail is largely 
uniform pale brownish. Head brownish above, sides deep gray- 
ish after eye, and labials whitish with deep brown spots. Oculars 
pale. Iris warm brown. Length 17 inches. This snake was 
taken from another, probably Natrix, which had seized it by the 
neck transversely, evidently for the purpose of swallowing. Cold 
Spring, Cape May County. October 7th, 1906. 
Dr. Abbott says that it resembles Lampropeltis getulus in its 
timidity, though more domestic, in the vicinity of Trenton. He 
