THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXVII 



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ANNULATED SNAKE, Sibon seplcntrionale 



This Western snake has short, stout fangs in the rear of the upper jaw. Its bite quickly paralyses small mammal? and reptiles 

 and it should be rated as a reptile dangerous to man, though not a deadly one 



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i and 2 HEAD OF HARLEQUIN' SNAKE. Elaps fulvius. 3 and 4 HEAD OF SONORA CORAL SNAKT;, E. euryxanthus 



i Top. 2 Side. 3 Side-. 4 Top. 



Belonging to the subfamily FJafinrr. the Coral Snakc^ arc allied to the cobras of the Old World. They have a pair of short, per- 

 manently erect fangs on the forward part of the up|>er j.iw. Their bites often prove fatal to man. Many species are found 

 in Central and South America 



