. L'American Natural History : una fondazione di conoscenze utili degli animali superiori dell' America del Nord . Storia naturale. Il MOCASSINO E FER-de-Lancia 353 casa dei rettili. Si tratta di un serpente di gli stati del Golfo, arrivando fino a nord Carolina del Nord e del sud- ern Illinois, e che si estende a ovest del Texas. L'Arlecchino Snake1 è un piccolo, lucido, del- icately formata serpente, piuttosto tranquilla e abitudini di ritirarvi disposizione. Essa appartiene alla stessa famiglia (Elapidae) come il mortale re-cobra dell India! Per quanto si vede è immediatamente riconoscibile dall'alternanza di brillanti il corallo rosso, ye

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. The American natural history : a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America . Natural history. THE MOCCASIN AND FER-DE-LANCE 353 Reptile House. It is a serpent of the Gulf states, coming as far north as North Carolina and south- ern Illinois, and extending westward to Texas. The Harlequin Snake1 is a small, shiny, del- icately formed serpent, of rather quiet habits and retiring disposition. It belongs to the same Family (Elapidae) as the deadly king-cobra of India! As far as it can be seen, it is instantly recognizable by the alternation of brilliant coral- red, yellow and jet-black rings which encircle its body from head to tail-tip. Unlike the broad- headed pit vipers, 2 the head of this serpent is no wider than its neck, and as a special feature, its head is quite insignificant in size, but is always crossed by a broad yellow band. It is well to remember from this species that not all venomous serpents have lance-shaped heads. The range of this beautiful but rather stupid little serpent begins in South Carolina, and in-. FER-DE-LANCE. eludes all the Gulf states southward and west- ward to the Pecos River in Texas. It ascends the Mississippi states to southern Indiana. It is a very persistent ground-dweller, and in captivity it spends three-fourths of its time buried in the sand of its cage, quite out of sight. It eats gar- ter-snakes and black-snakes, voraciously. Al- though its bite is undoubtedly poisonous, I have never known of any one having been bitten. In fact, it is difficult to see how any one can be bit- ten by this serpent without having it done by special appointment. The Sonoran Coral Snake, 3 of southern Arizona and northern Mexico, is in appearance 1 E'laps ful'vi-us. 2 So called because of the existence of a round and deep pit on the side of the head, about half way between the eye and the end of the nose. In the rattlesnakes this character is very noticeable. 3 E'laps eu-ryx-an'thus. much like the harlequin snake, and it

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