The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . QUEEN SNAKE, Tropidonotus lebcris. AdultXVith maturity the upper surface is dull, uniform brown. Thr kind:-- on the sides are quite obscure. GRAHAMS WATER SVAKE. TrnfiMnnnttis graliami One of the longitudinally banded snakes. Thr wide, band on the sideischnracteriftlo Found in the Mississippi valley CHAPTER XXVII: THE WATER SNAKESGENUS TROPIDONOTUS A Large Genus of Semi-aquatic Serpents that
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . QUEEN SNAKE, Tropidonotus lebcris. AdultXVith maturity the upper surface is dull, uniform brown. Thr kind:-- on the sides are quite obscure. GRAHAMS WATER SVAKE. TrnfiMnnnttis graliami One of the longitudinally banded snakes. Thr wide, band on the sideischnracteriftlo Found in the Mississippi valley CHAPTER XXVII: THE WATER SNAKESGENUS TROPIDONOTUS A Large Genus of Semi-aquatic Serpents that occur in both the Easternand Western Hemispheres—Descriptions -of the North AmericanSpecies—Their Habits SEVERAL dozen species comprise this genus. They arecommon reptiles in the United States, Europe and Asia andwell merit the popular title—Water Snakes—owing to their semi-aquatic habits. Without exception these serpents frequentthe borders of rivers and streams, ponds or lakes, or live inswampy places. When disturbed they generally take to thewater for protection. Being agile swimmers, they are enabledto dive to the bottom for protection and remain there for sometime, or to swim into thick, weedy places and there conceal them-selves. The habits of the familiar Banded Water Snakes of theEastern States, stand as ty
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