. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. VARIATIONS OF GARTER-SNAKES. 139 hiscutata): "This species is not uncoininoii in the swamp vegetation on the lK)rders of the Lake"" (lig. 58). A series of specimens sent to me from Flathead Lake, Montana, were taken on the shore of the lakes and in neighboring swamps. I can find nothing on the food hab- its of this garter-snake, l^ut in view of these habitat notes it is prob- able that frogs and iisli form an important part of tlie food of the. Fig. 58. —llAIilTAT OF TlIAMNOPHIS ORDINOIDES ELEGANS. KlaMATU MARSHES, SOUTHERN OR
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. VARIATIONS OF GARTER-SNAKES. 139 hiscutata): "This species is not uncoininoii in the swamp vegetation on the lK)rders of the Lake"" (lig. 58). A series of specimens sent to me from Flathead Lake, Montana, were taken on the shore of the lakes and in neighboring swamps. I can find nothing on the food hab- its of this garter-snake, l^ut in view of these habitat notes it is prob- able that frogs and iisli form an important part of tlie food of the. Fig. 58. —llAIilTAT OF TlIAMNOPHIS ORDINOIDES ELEGANS. KlaMATU MARSHES, SOUTHERN OREGON. in(hvidiials foiiml in these habitats. While, how^ever, elegans thus apparently prefers an aquatic habitat, it is probably not strictly confined to the vicinity of water except in the more arid regions. This conclusion is borne out by the fact that a specimen in the U. S. National Museum from Boulder County, Colorado, is labeled ''bare. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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