THE REPTILE BOOK 



PLATE CXV1 . 





ANNULATE!) SNAKE, Sibon septcntrionale 



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 



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i and 2 HKAU ' >! HARLEQUIX SV\KE, Elaps fulviut. 3 and 4 HEAD OF SONORA CORAL SNA1CB. . euryxanthus 



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BelonpnR to the subfamily FJapina. the Coral Snakes are allied to the cobras of the Old World. They have a pair of short, per- 

 manently erect fnnR* on thr forward port of the upper jaw. Their bites often prove fatal to man. Many species are found 

 in Central and South America 



