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Rana syhatica LeConte. A single specimen at Turkey Lake. 



Rana clamata Daudin. Abundant at Upper and Lower Turkey Creek, Turkey 

 and Tippecanoe Lakes. 



Rana eatexbiana Shaw. Abundant among lily pads, especially in parts of the 

 lake not frequently visited. Turkey and Tippecanoe Lakes. 



Snakes of Tubkey Lake. By G. Reddick. 



The number of specimens of snakes taken amount to about 225. They belong 

 to five genera and eight species. 



Bascanion constrictor Linn, is common around Turkey Lake and is the largest 

 of the snakes found here. This snake is of course no part of the lake fauna. This 

 snake was also taken at Lake Tippecanoe. 



Etitainia sirtalis Linn, is very abundant along the margin of the lake, feed- 

 ing on frogs and fish. One specimen was secured with a cat-fish spine sticking 

 through the body wall of the snake. 



Young taken from this snake July 17 averaged a slight fraction over seven 

 inches in length and were almost grown, only a very small amount of the yolk 

 being left. These young as soon as they were liberated would try to crawl away, 

 and upon provocation, and some without provocation would open their little mouths 

 and flatten their heads and strike as viciously as old snakes. 



As high as seventy-two young were taken from one snake, and often from 

 thirty to forty. The average appearing to be between thirty and forty. This 

 snake was also secured from Tippecanoe Lake. 



Eutainia saurita Linn, is not nearly so abundant nor is it nearly so prolific. 

 Eggs were taken from only three or four specimens, six being the highest number 

 taken from any one. Specimens of this snake were also taken from the margins 

 of Lake Tippecanoe. 



Eutainia butlerii Cope. Only one specimen of this was taken. It was four- 

 teen and one-half inches long. This snake is short and chubby and its movement 

 is very characteristic of it. It does not have the gliding movement of E. saurita 

 nor the swift but yet very active movement of N. sipedon, but seems rather to 

 exert a large amount of force to do little crawling. The movement is so charac- 

 teristic that I believe any one, having once seen the peculiar way in which it tries 

 to hurry itself away, would ever after be able to recognize it at a distance. No 

 specimen was taken from Lake Tippecanoe. 



