Fig. 8 - The southern milk snake, Lampropeltis tiian g ulum s yspila. Its principal resemblance to the 

 poisonous copperhead is in its bright colors. It differs from the coral snake in having the red bands bor- 

 dered with black rather than yellow. 



Fig. 9 - The common water snake, Natrix si pedon. Its chief resemblance to the copperhead is in its 

 bright markings. Its chief resemblance to the cottonmouth is in its aquatic habitat. 



