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Storeria dekayi (Holbrook). 



DeKay's Brown Snake. 



One seen near Fort Lee in Bergen county, in 1905, by Mr. S. 

 H. Hamilton. Mr. J. E. Richardson reports it from Oak Lynn in 

 Camden county. 



Opheodrys aestivus (Linnaeus). 



Summer Snake. 



Color when fresh, olive-green on back, upper surface of head 

 and tail, and turning to bright oil-green along sides of body. 

 Under surface of body largely primrose-yellow, though on tail 

 below it becomes citron-yellow, and on lower surface of head 

 wax-white. Upper labials all with more or less whitish and be- 

 tween this color and dark shade of head above oil-green tinge. 

 Iris largely dull blackish with whitish circle around pupil. Inside 

 of mouth livid brownish. Length 27 inches. Stafford's Forge 

 in Ocean county, June 9th, 1907. J. A. G. Rehn. 



Mr. J. E. Richardson reports it from Sicklerville and about a 

 mile north of Point Pleasant, in Camden county, and Newtonville 

 in Atlantic county. 



Liopeltis vernalis (Harlan). 



Green Snake. 



Abundant at Mount Hope in Morris county, according to Mr. 

 S. H. Hamilton. 



Bascanion constrictor (Linnaeus). 



Black Snake. 



A large dead example was found at Green Creek, in Cape May 

 county, on June 9th, 1907. Mr. J. A. G. Rehn says they were 

 formerly very abundant at Absecon. Mr. J. E. Richardson says 

 he found it around Clementon. near Sumner, Pine Hill near 



