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 . AkI/.ii\A KINV, KI) SNAKE; KIXC. SXAKE. (>/•//;VW/<\ :«»;,;/».?. Southern CaliforniaThe California phase is regularly ringed and the most beautiful snake found in the extreme West r :. S\YS KTXC, SXAKE. O/>/nVWi/?Found in the lower portion of the Mississippi Valley and is remarkable in having a bright green spot in the centre of each scale The King Snakes Red rings widest; yellow rings bordered
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 . AkI/.ii\A KINV, KI) SNAKE; KIXC. SXAKE. (>/•//;VW/<\ :«»;,;/».?. Southern CaliforniaThe California phase is regularly ringed and the most beautiful snake found in the extreme West r :. S\YS KTXC, SXAKE. O/>/nVWi/?Found in the lower portion of the Mississippi Valley and is remarkable in having a bright green spot in the centre of each scale The King Snakes Red rings widest; yellow rings bordered by equal-sized rings ofblack. This is much the smaller of the ringed King Snakes. SCARLET KING SNAKE; CORAL SNAKE, O. doliatUS COCCineUS. Distribution.—North Carolina to Florida; westward to theMississippi. III. Pattern: Red or brownish blotches on a pale ground. a. Blotches wide. Yellowish, with red (black-bordered) blotches extending tothe first row of scales. SOUTHERN MILK SNAKE, O. doliatus (typical). Distribution.—Maryland to Florida; westward to Texas. Yellow or gray, with red or brown (black-bordered), blotches reaching the third row of scales; small, alternating blotches on sides. RED MILK SNAKE, O. doliatus clericus. Distribution.—Southern New Jersey to North Carolina; westward to Illinois. Yellow or gray, with brownish (black-bordered) blotches reach-ing to
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