THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXVII 



ANNULATED SNAKE, Sibon septenlrionale 



This Western snake has short, stout fangs in the rear of the upper jaw. Its bite quickly paralyses small mammals and reptiles 

 and it should be rated as a reptile dangerous to man, though not a deadly one 





3 4 



3 and 4 HEAD OF SONORA CORAL SNAKE, E. euryxanthus 

 3 Side. 4 Top. 



i and 2 HEAD OF HARLEQUIN SMAKE, Elaps fulvius. 



i Top. 2 Side. 



Belonging, fp the subfMmly Eloping, the Coral Snakes are allied to the cobras of the Old World. They have a pair of short, per- 

 mai.cntly r.-it f;in,,-<- on thr f<.r.vard part of the upper jaw. Their bites often prove fatal to man. Many species are found 



in Central ind South Annica' 



