THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE XCVI 



CORN SNAKE, Coluber gullatus 



One of the handsomest of the North American snakes. The blotches on the back are rich scarlet. Valuable in destroying 

 rats and mice. Inhabits the southeastern part of the United States 



SMOOTH-SCALED COLUBER, Rhinechis elegans 

 The food consists of small rodents. This species is confined to the states in the Southwest 



