9. Water Snake. Tropidoiiolus sipeiion. 



Lengtii, fifty inches ; back and sides, black and deep red-brown, willi gray blotches; belly, 

 dirly white, with red and black spots. The pattern of both sides does not match on the back. A 

 fierce fighter, but said not to be poisonous. 



10. Western Water Snake. Tropidoiiotus rhombifer. 

 Length, fifty inches ; brown, with square black blotches on the back. Western. 



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