. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 37S NEW rORK STATE MI- where, he Bays, the "speciea" was common. The water snake appears to be common throughout the state in ponds and streams, though rarely found away from their immediate vicinity. It is a particularly bad tempered speciea, but its bite is,of course,perfectly harmless. In Its coloration and general form it bears some resem- blance to the poisonous "moccasin" (Ancistrodon piscivo- rus)of the southern states, with which it is frequently confused, [ta resemblance to the copperhead (Antiistrodon contorfrix) (p. .&
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. 37S NEW rORK STATE MI- where, he Bays, the "speciea" was common. The water snake appears to be common throughout the state in ponds and streams, though rarely found away from their immediate vicinity. It is a particularly bad tempered speciea, but its bite is,of course,perfectly harmless. In Its coloration and general form it bears some resem- blance to the poisonous "moccasin" (Ancistrodon piscivo- rus)of the southern states, with which it is frequently confused, [ta resemblance to the copperhead (Antiistrodon contorfrix) (p. .".v., is much leas close. "One of our largest, handsomest and moat abundant ; Meams. '98, p. 326 •• Abundant in all the comities of southeastern New York.'' Eckel. 1901, p. L52 " Abundant near Ithaca; common at ; Reed. 1901 " Often Been along the banks of the Hackensack and other streams in Rockland county, but not so common as the black ; UV- 1901 13 Natrix rigida (Say) Stiff snal De Kay. Tropidonotus r i g i d u 8 Jordan. R e g i n a rigida Scales carinated, in 10 rows. Muzzle short. Upper surface of head flat. Above greenish brown, with two deep brown dorsal stripes; abdomen red- dish yellow, with two series of deep brown to black spots. Length 24 incl ( : 1900, ] mentions that this species ranges north to Pennsylvania. Fig. 14 Natrix rigida 14 Natrix leberis (Linn.) /,> athi r anah De Kay. Tropidonotus leberis .Ionian. R e g i n a Leber Head -mall: little distinct from body; depressed and flattened. les carinatedj in L9 rou. 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 New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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