The Striped Snakes Garter Snakes 



Stripes distinct. 



Velvety black. A white stripe on back. Westchester 

 Stripes on sides, straw colour. Abdomen rich County, 



yellow.* New York. 



Velvety black. A bright green Swamp near Brooklyn, 

 stripe on back. Stripes on sides, straw New York, 



colour. Abdomen pale green. 



Rich brown. A white stripe on back. Sullivan County, 

 Dull yellow stripes on sides. Black spots New York, 



between the stripes. 



Brilliant brick red, with white stripes. Marion County, 

 Small black spots between the stripes. f Florida. 



Olive, with narrow yellow stripes. The Pike County, 

 central stripe broken at regular intervals by Pennsylvania, 

 black spots. 



Black, with broad stripes on back and Western Indiana, 

 sides, those on the sides broken at regular- 

 intervals by broad bars of black. J 



No stripes on sides. 



Black with a dull yellow stripe on back. Adirondack Mts., 



A broad, dark brown band on side extending New York, 

 from the edges of the abdominal plates to 

 the third row of scales (inclusive). 



Same as the preceding with the excep- Adirondack Mts., 



tion of band on side which is pale yellow. New York. 



All the stripes absent.\\ 



Black above, with a broad band of dull Green County, 



brown on the sides. New York. 



Green above, with paler brown band Sullivan County, 



on the sides. New York. 



Also Indiana and 

 Illinois. 



Dimensions. The measurements given represent an adult 

 of average size: 



* This phase was called obscura, by Prof. E. D. Cope, owing to the 

 absence of spots between the stripes. 



f This remarkable specimen undoubtedly represented a phase of 

 albanism. Its tongue was red at the base, with white, forked tips. 



J Has been named E. sirtalis semifasciata, Cope, but is not constant. 

 Females of this pattern give birth to young of the ordinary type among 

 others that are marked like the parent. 



|| These forms approach the variety ordinatus. 

 Called Eut&nia virtalis graminea, by Prof. Cope. 



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