TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 79 



tion of the Club. The following specimens were captured and 

 shipped to the Park : 



Seven alligators; 4 gopher tortoises; 10 box tortoises; 39 

 mud turtles ; 5 diamond-back rattlesnakes ; 10 water moccasins ; 

 2 copperhead snakes; 1 pine snake; 7 coachwhip snakes; 10 

 blacksnakes; 3 corn snakes; 11 chicken snakes; 4 ring-necked 

 snakes; 1 scarlet snake; 1 mud snake; 4 sand "adders"; 12 hog- 

 nosed snakes; 8 banded water snakes; 2 pilot water snakes; 1 

 red-bellied water snake ; 1 green garter snake ; 1 red garter 

 snake; 11 king snakes; 1 blue-tailed lizard; 1 red-headed lizard; 

 2 race-runners ; 10 fence swifts and 6 chameleons, a total of 175 

 specimens, representing 30 species. 



A considerable part of the Curator's vacation period was 

 spent in visiting mountain ledges in New York, Connecticut and 

 Massachusetts, where "dens" of rattlesnakes had been located. 

 This hunting resulted in the capture of a fine series of timber 

 rattlers, which filled several cages. 



Keeper George Palmer returned from a vacation trip in 

 August with over a hundred harmless snakes, of eleven species. 

 These specimens formed a splendid display in the lobby of the 

 Reptile House, where they were provided with descriptive labels 

 to set forth the reptiles of New York State. 



Through considerable correspondence the Curator of Rep- 

 tiles obtained a very rich series of turtles and tortoises, which 

 formed an attractive display in the numerous yards of the turtle 

 tank. 



Among the more important gifts received during the year 

 were the following : 



Six alligators ; 1 caiman ; 1 matamata ; 1 red-footed tortoise ; 

 2 Muhlenberg's turtle ; 1 Cuban turtle ; 1 South American tegu ; 

 1 African chameleon ; 1 iguana ; 8 Texas horned toads ; 32 rattle- 

 snakes; 3 copperhead snakes; 1 water moccasin; 1 red garter 

 snake (exceptional variety) ; 60 Arizona water snakes; 1 gopher 

 snake ; 1 bull snake and 1 Boa constrictor. 



Among the more important purchases during 1919 were the 

 following : 



Two iguanas ; a series of small lizards from Arizona ; 4 ana- 

 condas; 7 Boa constrictors; 2 Central American boas; 10 Texas 



