‘a 
MeArnin, 1908 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
td 
4 
Fox Snake 
(Coluber vulpinus) 
“Like all the Colubers, the 
Fox Snake deposits a con- 
siderable number of eggs, 
generally in the hollow of 
a stump, and leaves them 
without further ado, to 
hatch within six or eight 
weeks’ time. The eggs 
gradually increase in size 
by absorbing the moisture 
of the wood pulp in which 
they are deposited. Just 
prior to hatching, an egg is 
a third ora half larger than 
when laid. In proportion 
to the size of the female, 
the young are large when 
hatched, being about ten 
inches in length. 
“The Chicken Snake de- 
posits about two dozen 
eggs and the Rainbow 
Snake from two to four 
dozen. Probably the Gar- 
ter Snake is the most pro- 
lific of those that produce 
ee young, asa see 
Sai ee Oe pode Coan ise any, nae = See «brood may contain ty 
Sp geese: meni he ie et" oy Ce ae ten a eee members.” 
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