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'A rare snake-this mountain earth snake is the second specimen of the sub-species found in West Virginia. It was discovered by the herpetology class working at West Virginia University's Terra Alta Biological Station this summer. The first specimen was found in 1966. The mountain earth snake scarcely a foot long and found in only western Pennsylvania, western Maryland and northern West Virginia.'

1. Mountain Earth Snake, West Virginia University

IDNO:
017715
Title:
Mountain Earth Snake, West Virginia University
Description:
'A rare snake-this mountain earth snake is the second specimen of the sub-species found in West Virginia. It was discovered by the herpetology class working at West Virginia University's Terra Alta Biological Station this summer. The first specimen was found in 1966. The mountain earth snake scarcely a foot long and found in only western Pennsylvania, western Maryland and northern West Virginia.'
A group of men gather outside a tent where a man supposedly eats live snakes. View looking down from Temple Street toward Summers Street.

2. Snake Eater Exhibition in Hinton, W. Va.

IDNO:
049708
Title:
Snake Eater Exhibition in Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900
Description:
A group of men gather outside a tent where a man supposedly eats live snakes. View looking down from Temple Street toward Summers Street.