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present. Tail immaculate. Length seldom exceeding 

 fifteen inches. 



This pretty little snake is somewhat rare, but may oc- 

 casionally be seen under decaying logs and flat stones. A 

 specimen from Fort Lee, New Jersey, measures twelve 

 inches, with the tail two inches four lines inclusive ; its 

 stomach contained a salamander (Plethodon cinereus). 



Liopeltis Cope. 

 Head moderately distinct from neck. One nasal, con- 

 taining the nostril ; one or two preoculars ; loral pres- 

 ent. Body somewhat slender. Scales smooth. Anal 

 plate and subcaudals divided. 



Liopeltis vernalis (BeKay). 

 Green Snake. 



Seven upper labials ; one (often two) anterior and two 

 posterior oculars. Vertical plate longer than broad; oc- 

 cipitals proportionally large Tail about one-quarter of 

 total length, which seldom exceeds two feet. Color above, 

 uniform light green, excepting labials which are light 

 yellow; under side, pale yellow. 



Specimens are recorded from numerous places in this vi- 

 cinity, among them Staten Island ; the species is also found 

 in moderate numbers in Rockland County, New York. In 

 the, 'stomach of a specimen from Connecticut were two 

 crickets (Gryllus pennsylv aniens) and the larva of a noctuid 

 moth, indicating that the species is insectivorous. 



Opheodrys Fitz. 

 Head distinct, elongated. One nasal ; one preocular ; 

 loral present. Body slender, tail long. Scales carinated. 

 Anal plate and subcaudals divided. 



Opheodrys aestivus (Linn.). 



Green Snake. 



Upper labials seven, the sixth largest ; two postoculars. 



Color above, light uniform green ; upper labials and under 



side, pale yellow. Average length, twenty inches six 



