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14. Eutamia Sirtalis Sirtalis. (Cope.) The Common Garter Snake. 
2 most common snake in the neighborhood of St. Louis, on both sides 
of the river. Itis one of the kind that leaves its winter quarte : 
warm day in spring, and at the same time is one of the last to hibernate 
in fall. 
GENUS STORERIA. (B. & G.) 
15. Storeria De Kayi. (Molbrook.) De Kay’s Brown Snake. 
A small snake that is mostly found near swamps and ponds, but is rather 
searce. Found in St. Louis County, Mo., and St. Clair Goa Ill. 
16. Storcria Occipito-Maculata. (Storer.) Storer’s Snake. 
Another small snake not frequently met with. So far have found only 
two, one at Allenton, St. Louis County, Mo., and one in Iron County, Mo. 
GENUS TROPIDOCLONIUM. (Cope.) 
17. Tropidoclonium Lineatum. (Hallowell.) The Lined Snake. 
A plain looking snake resembling a garter snake; found along the river 
front in an abandoned quarry near the Arsenal grounds, in city of St. 
Louis. They are found under rocks and under sods. In 1892 during the 
big inundations, [have found hundreds of them drowned and washed against 
the settling basins of the St. Louis water-works at Bissel’s Point. They 
came a com a tract of low land above the water-works, about 14 miles 
long by eee 600 feet wide. This place is covered with ae grass, and in 
dry weather the ground which is of a boggy kind of black earth, cracks in 
all ee thereby forming hiding places for these snakes. 
GENUS NATRIX. eas 
18. Natrix Grahami. (B.&G.) Graham’s Queen 
An abundant water snake in the low lands io ‘em sides of the Mis- 
sissippi river 
19. piety Sipedon. (Linn.) The Common Water Snake of this neighbor- — 
ood. 
ey is known by the farmers as the water moccasin, owing to its close 
resemblance to that poisonous snake, at the same time it is not venomous. 
Found in sloughs, ponds and low creeks. 
20. Natrix Sipedon Erythro-Gaster. (Shaw.) The Red Bellied Water 
ak 
inake. 
It is not often met with. They vary considerable in color on the belly, 
having found some with only a yellowish tint, in Bluff Lake, St. Clair 
County, Il. Those of Fox Creek near Allenton, St. Louis County, Mo., 
are of the regular color. 
21. Natrix Sipedon Woodhousei. (B.& G.) Woodhouse Water Snake. 
Another snake that I found only near Bluff Lake and in a place called 
*« Dead Creek ’’ near Cahokia, St. Clair County, Il. 
22. Natrix Rhombifera. (Hallowell.) The Diamond Water Snake. 
Is a rather common snake on both sides of the Mississippi river, in all 
back waters, sloughs and ponds, 
