THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE LXXXVIII 



YOUNG OF THE COMMON RACER, Zamenis constrictor 



As is characteristic with all the species of the genus, the young of the Blacksnake is strongly blotched or banded. The pattern 

 lades into the uniform black of the adult during the second year 



BLACKSNAKE; RACER, Zamenis constrictor. Adult Northern phase 



A familiar serpent of the eastern United States. It is not a constrictor, despite the scientific name. Grows to a length of seven feet 

 As it feeds largely upon small rodents it should be protected by the agriculturist 



