SERPENTS OF THE NORTHEASTERN STATES 13 



Size — Large 



Black, with narrow yellow or white 

 chain-like, or narrow cross-ring, mark- 

 ings on back; black and white be- 

 neath King Snake 



Satiny black above; black or dark 



gray beneath; chin and throat white Blacksnake 



B — Scales of Back Feebly Keeled 

 Size — Moderate to Large 



Grayish or yellow, with vivid, deep 

 crimson blotches along back ; black and 

 white beneath. (Distinguished from 

 the similarly marked Milk Snake by 

 its feebly keeled scales.) Corn Snake 



Size — Large 



Polished black above; white beneath, 

 blotched with gray. Some scales of 

 the sides show narrow white edges. 

 (Distinguished from the Blacksnake 

 by its feebly keeled scales.) Pilot Blacksnake 



C — Scales Strongly Keeled 

 Size — Small 



Brown above; pink beneath DeKay's Snaxe 



Brown or gray above; bright red be- 

 neath Storer's Snake 



Size — Small to Moderate 



Uniform pale green above; yellow be- 

 neath Keeled Green Snake 



Brown or black above, with vivid yel- 

 low stripe on back and a similar stripe 

 on each side on third and fourth rows 

 of scales from underside Ribbon Snake 



Size — Moderate 



Brown or black above, with a more or 

 less distinct yellowish stripe on back 

 and a light stripe on each side on sec- 

 ond and third rows of scales from 

 underside Garter Snake 



