THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE LXXVIII 



GREEN WATER SNAKE, Tropidonotus cyclopium 



A ring of scales about the eye distinguishes this species. It is most abundant in Florida and grows to a considerable size 



for a water snake four feet 



BROWN WATER SNAKE, Tropidonotus taxispilotus 

 Largest of the North American water snakes, reaching a length of five feet. Abundant in the Southern States. An extremely vicious serpent 



