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 . SCARLET SNAKE, Cemoplwra coccinea A beautiful species of eastern North America. The wide bands are rich scarlet. Abundant in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, under the loose bark of fallen trees. (( >NTKS SNAKE. Rhinoehilus l,r<»il,-i Some examples are ringed with brick red, others have square patches of this colour on the back. A Western serpent, rarelyattaining a length of a yard. The fo
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 . SCARLET SNAKE, Cemoplwra coccinea A beautiful species of eastern North America. The wide bands are rich scarlet. Abundant in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, under the loose bark of fallen trees. (( >NTKS SNAKE. Rhinoehilus l,r<»il,-i Some examples are ringed with brick red, others have square patches of this colour on the back. A Western serpent, rarelyattaining a length of a yard. The food consists of snakes, lizards, and small rodents CHAPTER XXXIX: THE SHARP-NOSED SNAKES The Genera CARPHOPHIS, FICIMIA, CHILOMENISCUS,CEMOPHORA and RHINOCHILUS—Small, BurrowingSpecies, wiih Smooth Scales FOLLOWING the rather miscellaneous smooth-scaled ser-pents of the preceding chapters, the writer is able to group severalgenera, and in fairly regular arrangement, under the title of theSharp-nosed Snakes; all of these hare smooth scales. As mostof the species to be described are persistent burrowers, the snoutis either conical, or much depressed and with a sharp edge—hencea striking characteristic that may be immediately understoodby the beginner. Key to the Sharp-nosed Snakes A. Size small. Plates under the tail Ventral plate divided. 1. Colouration uniform—no ri
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