THE REPTILE BOOK 



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 MILK SNAKE. Ophibolus dohatus tnangulus. New York. 

 This variety shows the blotches to extend but a moderate distance down the sides. 



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 SOUTHERN MILK SNAKE. Ophibolus doliatus clericus. Maryland. 

 Examined from directly above the serpent appears ringed owing to the blotches nearly reaching the abdomen- 



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SCARLET KING SNAKE, Ophibolus doliatus coccinens. Florida. 

 An extreme variation of O. doliatus. It is completely ringed with the bright colours and looks like the poisonous Elaps. 



