THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXI 



WORM SNAKE, Carphophis amimus 

 The illustration shows a 1'fe-sized adult. As becomes its worm-like structure the species is a persistent burrower 



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 



I.i .('( >NTK'S 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, rarely 

 attaining a length of a yard. The food consists of snakes, lizards, and small rodents 



