
TERRARIA AND AQUA-TERRARIA 

“Racer”. Found in shady places or near streams and ponds, sometimes 
basking in the sun. Common in the Eastern and Middle States, and 
south. It is a harmless constrictor, living on small animals and fishes. 
Pituophis melanoleucus (Daud.), or Pine Snake, Bull Snake, has a 
small oval head with projecting elongated snout, long and somewhat robust 
body covered with large hexagonal strongly carinate scales above, and 
very large and broad plates below. ‘The abrupt slender tail terminates in 
a horny point. The color of the head is dusky-white with black mot- 
tlings, that of the back and tail milky-white, more or less clouded and 
covered with brown blotches margined with black, and the lower surface 
cream-white. There are three series of lateral blotches on the side. 
Length 60 inches. It feeds on small animals and is common in pine 
woods from New Jersey to Michigan and south. 
Diadophis punctatus (Linn.), or Ring-necked Snake, has a rather small, 
flattened head and rounded snout, a slender body covered with evenly 
imbricated carinated scales above, and rather broad plates on the under 
surface. The tail is rather short, slender and pointed. The color of the 
head is greyish-black with a conspicuous yellow ring about the neck. 
The back and tail above are blue-black, each plate usually having a black 
spot on each side and sometimes a fainter median one. The lower surface 
is reddish-yellow, sometimes mottled with a darker color on the sides. 
Length 15 inches. A timid, harmless, beautiful snake, living concealed 
under the bark of trees, logs and stones, feeding upon insects, and found 
along almost the entire eastern tier of States, west to Kansas. 
Lampropeltis getulus (Linn.), or Chain Snake, Thunder Snake, has a 
small short head rounded at the snout, a robust elongated body covered 
above with smooth large haxagonal scales, and large plates below. The 
tail is short and tapering, and ends in a horny point. This finely marked 
snake has a shining raven-black color with yellow lines forking on the 
flanks, and is marked with about twenty transverse bars, which form 
white blotches below, where the black color assumes a somewhat violet 
tone. Found in the Eastern and Middle States, from the Alleghany to 
the Rocky Mountains, in moist and shady places, feeding on small animals. 
Lampropeltis doliatus (Linn.), or Red Snake, Corn Snake, has a rather 
short head and rounded snout, an elongated moderately robust body 
covered with small smooth hexagonal scales above and broad plates below. 
The tail is rather short and tapering with a horny point. The upper 
surface is red, with about twenty pairs of black rings about smaller - 
yellowish-white ones, and the head is red with a white band about 
the neck. The lower surface is dull white, marked with broad black 
lines and blotches. A most beautiful red, black and white snake. 
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