Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo05amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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loo THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL consideration, but in some portions of the Hudson Highlands and in the Catskill Mountains it is rather abundant. In the southern states it is very common, the writer having taken several hundred specimens within a few days' time by stripping the bark from old, fallen trees. The Ring-necked Snake feeds largely upon earthworms and the smaller species of salamanders. It is oviparous. Range: The United States east of the Rocky Mountains; Canada.
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FIG. 6. RING-NECKED SNAKE Local distribution: General. Dainty and inoffensive both in looks and habits, the httle Green Snake, Cyclophis vernalis (Fig. 7), may be easily known Green by its color which makes it quite distinct from other Snake. local species. The color above is a uniform pale green and beneath is light yellow or white. The scales are smooth and possess a satiny luster. The Green Snake differs from the majority of serpents in being insectivorous. It feeds largely upon hairless caterpillars, although it also consumes crickets, grasshoppers and spiders. The usual length of the animal is about two feet. This species is oviparous.

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