. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 92 SERPENTS are "; The Red-Bellied is held to be very deadly, and its bite is said to be "fatal" unless counteracted with large doses of good whiskey! (R. L. Ditmars.) Water snakes feed chiefly upon small fishes and frogs. From the stomach of one Red-Bellied Water Snake collected in South Carolina, Mr. Ditmars took three sunfish, one cat-. N. V. Zoological Park. EED-BELLIED WATER SNAKE. fish, about a dozen tiny suckers and a crawfish. This inte
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 92 SERPENTS are "; The Red-Bellied is held to be very deadly, and its bite is said to be "fatal" unless counteracted with large doses of good whiskey! (R. L. Ditmars.) Water snakes feed chiefly upon small fishes and frogs. From the stomach of one Red-Bellied Water Snake collected in South Carolina, Mr. Ditmars took three sunfish, one cat-. N. V. Zoological Park. EED-BELLIED WATER SNAKE. fish, about a dozen tiny suckers and a crawfish. This inter- esting fish collection had filled the serpent so full it could hold no more. The species referred to is prominently marked by its shiny red belly, and rusty-brown upper surface. It is from 3J^ to 4 feet long, and, like all Water Snakes, emits a dis- agreeable odor when handled. It inhabits the southern states generally, and extends northward into Illinois and Michigan. The Common Water Snake^ inhabits all of the Gulf states and the Mississippi Valley up to Iowa. In the New ' Na'trir fas-ci-a' 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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