THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXXI 



COPPERHEAD SNAKE, Ancistrodon conlortrix Common Phase 

 A very dangerous reptile of eastern North America. It grows to a length of three and a half feet 



COPPERHEAD SNAKE, Ancistrodon contortrix Texas Phase 



In the extreme southern portion of the United States, the Copperhead Snake ranges as far westward a* the Rio Grande River 

 The Western phase has fewer and much wider bands, while the adult has a pale greenish tail 



