Plate 7. Fig. 1. Racers, Coluber. A group of 106 racers slaughtered by farmers 

 near Bellville, Richland County, February, 1932. The potential value of these snakes, 

 in point of numbers of rats and mice they might destroy, is incalculab'e. Fig. 2. 

 Pilot Black Snake, Elaphe obsolela ohsoleta (juvenile). Gilead Twp., Morrow Cou"ty, 

 June 13, 1931. Length 12% inches. Photo by R. Conant. Fig. 3. Eggs of Fox Snake, 

 Elaphe vulpina. Laid in captivity July 17, 1930, by a female 4 feet in length colbcted 

 near Port Clinton, Ottawa County. Weight of clutch 7'/2 ounces. Photo by R. Conant 



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