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 . the red and the black rings willbe seen to be proportionately narrower and the yellow ringsmuch broader. On the forward portion of the body, above,the red rings are very narrowly edged with black. They con-tain no black spots or blotches as do the red areas on the alliedspecies. The forward portion of the head is black. On the back of thehead is a broad band of yellow, followed by the first red ring ofth
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 . the red and the black rings willbe seen to be proportionately narrower and the yellow ringsmuch broader. On the forward portion of the body, above,the red rings are very narrowly edged with black. They con-tain no black spots or blotches as do the red areas on the alliedspecies. The forward portion of the head is black. On the back of thehead is a broad band of yellow, followed by the first red ring ofthe body pattern. The latter character at once distinguishesthis species from the Harlequin Snake. There are three broad black rings on the tail, separated bynarrower ones of yellow. Dimensions.—The only specimen of this rare snake availableto the writer for measurement, has not attained its full size,but the figures given well demonstrate the general propor-tions : 401 The Elapine Poisonous Snakes Total Length 15 inches. Lengthof Fail ij Greatest Diameter T\ Width of Head 1 Length of Head | Distribution.—Central and southern Arizona and Sonora,Mexico. 402 THE REPTILE BOOK PLATE CXX. Copyright. 1907, by Douhleday, Page & CompanyHARLEQUIN SNAKE : CORAL SNAKE, Eldps julviits. Several of the harmless snakes look much like this beautiful and dangerous little creature. It should be noted that the yellow ringsborder the black, a condition reversed among the non-venomous serpents with similar colours. The Coral Snake is a burrowing species,often ploughed up in the fields—yet it is sometimes found wandering on the surface. Its food consists of small snakes and lizards. Thehabitat includes the Southern States and Mexico.
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