EAST INDIAN RED SNAKE {Cyl- 
indrophis rufus ), a harmless 
two foot long species common 
in Malaysia, defends itself by 
mimicking the cobra. How¬ 
ever, the tail is erected and 
flattened like a hood — not the 
neck as would be expected. 
P. E. P. Demniyagala. 
SOUTH AMERICAN RIVER 
SNAKE (Cyclagras gigas ). 
Length: 6 feet. Range: Rivers 
of tropical South America. 
(SIZ) Ralph De Sola, Federal Writers’ Project. 
CUBAN RACER {Alsophis anguli- 
fer). Length: 4 feet. Range: 
Cuba. 
New York Zoological Society. 
