The Reptiie Book 



I'LATt CXXVI 



PTG^^Y R.\TTLESXAKE. Sislrurus miliarius 



The bite of this tiny rattlesnaiie is seldom fatal to man. While the little creature vigorously sounds its miniature rattle, the appendage 



is so small it can not be heard more than a few feet away. ComiEon in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida 



M.\SSAS.\UGA. Sislrurus catenalus 

 Grows large enough to be considered very dangerous lo man, but is rapidly becoming exterminated over the greater portion of its range 



