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Clanophis kirtlandi (Kenn.), Kirtland’s Snake. One was 
found in a pasture near the Normal School, under a board on 
the giound, August 24, 1912. 
Opheodrys aestivus (Linn.) Green Snake. Several specimens 
of this beautiful species have been found in the region. Its 
grass-green color very effectively conceals it, so it is likely 
that more of them are present than our few records show. 
At one time a Green Snake was seen climbing up the trunk 
of an oak, which it appeared to be doing with difficulty and 
was depending much upon bark projections and short twigs. 
Bascanion constrictor (Linn.), Blue Racer. Apparently 
scarce in the region. Only one has been taken, but another was 
at one time seen about the tops of the bushes in a patch 
in an open ravine. Garman (’92) records it as throughout the 
state. Some eggs of Blue Racer were brought to the writer, 
that had been ploughed up on the farm of Grover Millage in 
Coles County, Illinois, about September 22, 1917. Three of 
the eggs hatched soon after they were collected. 
Lampropeltis doliatus Linn. Milk Snake. A few very 
small examples of the species have been taken about Charleston 
to the writer’s knowledge. Garman, (’92) considers it as 
moderately common throughout the state. 
Lampropeltis calligaster Harlan. King Snake. One of the 
more common snakes of the region. A number have been 
brought to the laboratory, including some large ones, between 
two and three feet long, Garman (’92) says it occurs on 
prairies throughout the state and is not very common. 
Thamnophis radix Baird and Girard, Prairie Garter Snake. 
Two specimens of this garter snake were found in a ploughed 
field on April 15, 1912. Garman, (’92), says that it occurs in 
all parts of the state but is more common north. 
Thamnophis sirtalis (Linn.), Common Garter Snake. Quite 
often found, but it is not abundant in the region. One was 
found that had swallowed a large frog, Rana pipiens, (see 
infra). 
Crotalus horridus Linn., Timber Rattlesnake. Scarce and 
apparently local in distribution in the Charleston region. Four 
have been taken in the last thirteen years and brought to the 
