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A Gentleman this day presented a species of Garter Snake

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

December 13, 1804

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 1

Additional Source Text:

"Which he caught about Noon on the Snow moving somewhat sluggishly -- it was on the bank of the Scuylkill at Grays ferry."

Specimen Type:

Live (presumably eventually taxidermied/preserved)