THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CVII 



ARIZONA KING SXAKE; RINGED SXAKE, Ophibolus zonatus. From Arizona 



Two distinct phases inhabit Arizona and California, respectively. The colours are scarlet, yellow, and black, arranged in rings. 



On the Arizona phase, the black predominates 



AkI/.ii\'A KINV, KI) SN'AKE; KIXC. SXAKE. (>/// ;VW/<\ :;,;/.?. Southern California 

 The California phase is regularly ringed and the most beautiful snake found in the extreme West 



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 Found in the lower portion of the Mississippi Valley and is remarkable in having a bright green spot in the centre of each scale 



