. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE HARLEQUIN SNAKE 115 southward and westward to the Pecos River in Texas. It ascends the Mississippi states to southern Indiana. It is a verj^ persistent ground-dweller, and in captivity it spends three-fourths of its time buried in the sand of its cage, c^uite out of sight. It eats garter snakes and black snakes vora- ciously. Although its bite is undoubtedly poisonous, I have. FEE-DE-LANCE: LANCE-HEAD SNAKE. never known of any one having been bitten. In fact, it is diff
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE HARLEQUIN SNAKE 115 southward and westward to the Pecos River in Texas. It ascends the Mississippi states to southern Indiana. It is a verj^ persistent ground-dweller, and in captivity it spends three-fourths of its time buried in the sand of its cage, c^uite out of sight. It eats garter snakes and black snakes vora- ciously. Although its bite is undoubtedly poisonous, I have. FEE-DE-LANCE: LANCE-HEAD SNAKE. never known of any one having been bitten. In fact, it is difficult to see how any one can be bitten by this serpent without having it done by special appointment. The Sonoran Coral Snake,^ of southern Arizona and northern Mexico, is in appearance much like the harlequin snake, and it is mentioned only because it is so little known, and to remark that it is a good subject for observation. The Fer-de-Lance, or Lance-Head Snake,^ is the ser- pent terror of the West Indies. It is a small snake, only ' E'laps eu-ryx-an'thus. ' Bo'tkrops lan-ce-o-la' 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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