Table 3. Descriptive statistics for snakes trapped in uplands and mesic habitats on the Katharine Ordway Preserve-Swisher Memorial Sanctuary, Putnam Co.,
Florida, in 1989 and 1990. Snout-vent lengths in mm; wet mass body weight in g. SD = standard deviation.


 Snout-vent Length Body Weight

Species N Mean Range SD N Mean Range SD

Uplands Habitats
 Cemophora coccinea 10 304.8 (210-364) 46.7 10 9.2 (3.4-14) 3.4
 Coluber constrictor 111 609.4 (230-875) 145.2 110 71.4 (3.1-181) 40.3
 Crotalus adamanteus 1 457.0 1 56.0
 Elaphe guttata 7 548.1 (360-772) 155.6 7 57.1 (14.5-120) 43.2
 Heterodon platyrhinos 1 375.0 1 70.0
 Masticophisflagellum 37 939.7 (356-1415) 273.1 36 176.8 (8.5-580) 122.2
 Micrurusfulvius 33 552.4 (392-715) 65.2 31 31.5 (15-62) 10.9
 Pituophis melanoleucus 2 1320 (1300-1340) 28.3 2 770.0 (680-860) 127.3
 Sistrurus miliarius 26 339.7 (156-449) 56.6 26 30.0 (5-60) 12.8
 Thamnophis sirtalis 2 404.0 (362-446) 59.4 2 24.5 (19-30) 7.8

Mesic Habitats
 Coluber constrictor 25 752.3 (412-884) 118.6 25 140.0 (16-241) 53.9
 Elapheguttata 2 480.5 (368-593) 159.1 2 31.8 (12-52) 27.9
 E. obsoleta 3 553.3 (220-980) 553.3 3 135.1 (18-207) 102.0
 Farancia abacura 1 688.0 1 111.8
 Masticophisflagellum 2 730.0 (260-1200) 664.7 2 162.7 (6-319) 221.4
 Nerodiafasciata 1 350.0 1 57.0
 N. taxispilota 1 370.0 1 37.6
 Thamnophis sirtalis 1 518.0 1 52.0