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than the preceding, seldom attaining a length of more than 
eleven inches. The young are produced alive, and are black 
with a whitish ring around the neck. 
Range: The same as the preceding species, but may extend 
farther north in Canada. 
FIG. 16. STORER’S, OR RED-BELLIED SNAKE 
Local distribution: Not found within the immediate vicinity 
of New York City, but is common northward; occurs abundantly 
in Orange, Rockland and Putnam Counties. 
POISONOUS SPECIES. 
The Copperhead Snake, Ancistrodon contortrix (Fig. 17), 1s 
a strongly marked species and easily determined. The body 
color is light chestnut brown, sometimes assuming a — Copper- 
tinge of pink, crossed with dark, reddish-brown bands, head Snake. 
which are narrow on the back and wide on the sides, resembling 
from above the outlines of a dumb-bell; these bands are darkest 
at their edges, particularly on the sides of the body. The head 
is somewhat lighter than the body, usually exhibiting a coppery 
tinge or a bright hazel brown; the sides of the head are of a still 
