THE REPTILE fiooic 



PLATE CXXYl 





The bite of this tiny rattlesnake is seldom fatal to man. While the little creature vigorously sounds its miniature rattle, the appendage 

 is so small it can not be heard more than a few feet away. Common in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida 



M. \SSASAUG A, Sistrurus catena! us 

 Grows large enough to be considered very dangerous to man, but is rapidly Uioming exterminated over the greater portion of its range 



