CONTENTS 





PAGE 



Introduction 



93 



Snakes . 



. • 94 



Key to the Snakes ..... 



• 95 



Descriptive List of the Snakes — 





Harmless Species: 





Worm Snake ..... 



97 



Milk Snake ..... 



. 98 



Ring-Necked Snake .... 



99 



Green Snake 



100 





102 



Pilot Blacksnake .... 



• 103 



Hog-nosed Snake .... 



. 104 



Ribbon Snake ..... 



106 



Garter Snake ..... 



. 107 



Water Snake ..... 



. 108 



Brown Snake ..... 



109 



Red-Bellied Snake .... 



no 



Poisonous Species: 





Copperhead Snake .... 



III 



Banded Rattlesnake .... 



• 113 



Lizards . 



. 115 



Key to the Lizards 



• 115 



Descriptive List of the Lizards: 





Blue-tailed Lizard ..... 



• "5 



Fence Swift 



. 117 



Turtles 



. 119 



Key to the Turtles ..... 



. 119 



Descriptive List of the Turtles: 





Leatherback Turtle 



• 123 



Loggerhead Turtle 



• 123 



Green Turtle ...... 



. 126 



Snapping Turtle ..... 



126 



Mud Turtle 



129 



Musk Turtle 



• 131 



Diamond-back Turtle ..... 



• 131 



Painted Turtle 



• 134 



Muhlenberg's Turtle 



• 134 



Wood Turtle 



• 137 



Spotted Turtle 



• 137 



Box Tortoise ...... 



• 139 



