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Point Pleasant, in Egg Harbor Swamp below Dicktown, near 

 Williamstown Junction, near Sicklerville, and a mile below Albi- 

 on in Camden county. It was reported as rather common 

 around Clementon. 



Pituophis melanoleucus (Daudin). 



Pine Snake. 



Mr. C. J. Hunt records it during the past summer at Chats- 

 worth in Burlington county. Mr. J. E. Richardson reports sev- 

 eral he saw about Clementon. One was seen half-way between 

 Clementon and Point Pleasant, and another half-way between 

 Sumner and Albion. He also said they were reported to be abun- 

 dant about Brown Mills in Burlington county. 



Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus). 



Garter Snake. 



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

 S. H. Hamilton. Mr. J. E. Richardson says he saw it at Oak 

 Lynn. I have seen it at Cape May Point during the past October. 



Lampropeltis getulus (Linnseus). 



Chain Snake. 



Mr. C. J. Hunt found a large example at Whitings, in Ocean 

 county, during the summer of 1907. He also noted this species at 

 Chatsworth, Burlington county. Called "wamper." 



Lampropeltis doliatus clericus (Baird and Girard). 



House Snake. 



House snakes are found at Oxford Furnace, in Warren 

 county, according to Mr. S. H. Hamilton. They are usually 

 more frequent in early spring and are thought by the farmers to 



