THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CVIII 



COMMON KING SNAKE ; CHAIN SNAKE, Ophibolus getulus 



A notoriously cannibalistic reptile of the Southeast. It kills and eats venomous as well as harmless serpents, and is immune to 

 the bites of the former. Also feeds upon rodents. It is a curiously gentle reptile as regards its demeanour toward man 



BOYLE'S KING SNAKE, Ophibolus gelulus boylii 

 Differs from the preceding only in the pattern and distribution. The range embraces Arizona and southern California 



