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Size moderate. 



Dark brown or black above, with a 

 yellowish stripe down the back and 

 a light stripe on each side on second 

 and third rows of scales from under- 

 side Garter Snake {Tham- 



nophis sirtalis). 

 Dark brown or gray above, with red- 

 dish transverse bands; white or 



yellow beneath spotted with red. . . Water Snake (Matrix 



jasciata sipedon). 

 Dark yellow or brown, with darker 

 transverse markings; snout up- 

 turned and sharp Hog-nosed Snake {Het- 



erodon platyrhinus). 

 Head triangular, distinct from neck. 

 Light chestnut brown or pinkish- 

 gray, with a series of dark brown 

 transverse bands, narrow on the 

 back and becoming wide on the 



sides Copperhead Snake (.4 n- 



cistrodon contortrix). 

 Yellow, with dark transverse bands; 

 sometimes dark tan or uniform 



black ; tail ending in a rattle Banded Rattlesnake 



(Crotalus horridiis) 



FIG. 2. HEAD OF DIAMOND-BACKED RATTLESNAKE. SOUTHERN STATES 



