

New York, April 16, 1915. No. 17 



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Published to advance the Science of cold-blooded vertebrates 



LONG ISLAND SNAKES 



The only published list is that of Mr. George P. 

 Engelhardt which appeared without signature in The 

 Museum News, Brooklyn, Vol. 8, May, 1913, p. 129, 

 and recorded twelve species. One of these, the King 

 Snake (Ophibolus getulus), mentioned by DeKay 

 (1842) as occurring rarely on the "brush plains," has 

 never been rediscovered, and the record is very doubt- 

 ful. 



To Mr. Engelhardt's list we can add one species, 

 the Grass Snake (Liopeltis vernalis), and additional 

 data regarding several of the others. 



1. Eutaenia saurita (Linn.), Ribbon Snake. 

 General in distribution and always near streams, 

 ponds or swamps. At Mastic this species is more com- 

 mon than the Garter Snake (E. sirtalis). 



2. Eutaenia sirtalis (Linn.), Garter Snake. 

 The most common snake on Long Island, still found 

 in the parks, vacant lots and gardens of Brooklyn. 

 At Orient the earliest spring record is March 15. It 

 is generally common early in April. An unusually 

 late autumn record is Orient, Dec. 10, 1913. 



3. Tropidonotus fasciatus sipedon (Linn.), 

 Water Snake. Common in or near streams, ponds 

 and marshes. 



4. Storeria dekayi (Holbrook), Brown Snake. 

 Abundant within the city limits of Brooklyn and gen- 

 erally distributed over Long Island. Not common in 

 the Orient Point district. 



