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Civil War Defenses of Washington
Reptiles
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LATIN NAME
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SKINK, FIVE-LINED
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Eumeces fasciatus
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SNAKE, BROWN, NORTHERN
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Storeria d. Dekayi
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SNAKE, COPPERHEAD, NORTHERN
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Agkistrodon contortrix
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SNAKE, CORN
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Elaphe guttata
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SNAKE, GARTER, EASTERN
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Thamnophis sirtalis
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SNAKE, GREEN, ROUGH
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Opheodrys aestivus
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SNAKE, HOGNOSE, EASTERN
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Heterodon platyrhinos
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SNAKE, KING, EASTERN
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Lampropeltis getula
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SNAKE, RACER, BLACK, NORTHERN
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Coluber c. Constrictor
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SNAKE, RAT, BLACK
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Elaphe obsoleta
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SNAKE, RINGNECK, NORTHERN
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Diadophis punctatus edwardsii
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SNAKE, SCARLET
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Cemophora coccinea
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SNAKE, WATER, NORTHERN
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Nerodia s. Sipedon
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SNAKE, WORM, EASTERN
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Carphophis a. Amoenus
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TURTLE, BOX, EASTERN
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Terrapene c. Carolina
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Did You Know?
As early as the 1820s, free African Americans settled in a community called Vinegar Hill, an area now known as Brightwood. During the Civil War, Fort Stevens was built within Vinegar Hill boundaries and repulsed the only Confederate attack on the District of Columbia.
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Last Updated: April 20, 2007 at 09:40 EST |
