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20. Under parts reddish. Ground Snake (Carphophiops 
amoenus ). 
Under parts whitish or yellowish. 21. 
21. Top of head darker than back. Color of back reddish 
brown. Brown-headed Snake {Rhadinaea jlavilata). 
Top of head same color as back. Color of upper parts 
grayish brown. * Valerias Snake ( Virginia v alert ae). 
22. Markings confined to red and black blotches on the sides. 
Under parts red. Size large, scales smooth. Horn Snake 
{Farancia ahacura). 
Markings on upper parts confined to a light or dark 
cross band on neck. 23. 
Back striped or spotted or both. 24. 
23. Under parts white, crossband on neck black. Crowned 
Tantilla ( Tantilla coronata). 
Under parts reddish, crossband on neck white. Brown 
Snake ( Haldea striatula ), some young specimens. 
Under parts yellow, spotted with black, crossband on 
neck, yellow. Ringnecked Snake (Diadophis punctatus ). 
24. Body striped lengthwise. 25. 
Body not striped lengthwise. 31. 
25. Scales keeled. 26. 
Scales, or at least most of the lower rows, smooth. 30. 
26. Under parts with dark stripes. Willow Snake ( Natrix 
leberis). 
Under parts not striped. 27. 
27. Size small, under 1 ft. when adult. No side stripes but 
only one down the middle of back. 28. 
Size larger, adults over two feet in length. Side stripes 
usually present. 29. 
28. Under parts red. Three pale spots on nape. Redbel - 
lied Snake ( Storeria occipitomaculata) . 
♦Valerias Snake usually^has small blackish dots on back, but these are 
not very conspicuous. 
