THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXI 



WORM SNAKE, Carphophis amomus 

 The illustration shows a 1-fe-sized adult. As becomes its worm-like structure the species is a persistent burrower 



SCARLET SNAKE, Cemophora coccinea 



A beautiful species of eastern North America. The wide bands are rich scarlet. Abundant in South Carolina, Georgia, 



and Florida, under the loose bark of fallen trees 



LECONTE'S SNAKE, Rhinochilus lecontei 



Some examples are ringed with brick red, others have square patches of this colour on the back. A Western serpent, rarely 

 attaining a length of a yard. The food consists of snakes, lizards, and small rodents 



