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Title: Guide leaflet
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history
Publisher: New York : The Museum
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
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nd Orange Counties, N. Y.Prefers thick, damp woods and in some districts (Orange andRockland Counties) is moderately abundant. With the rattle as an unvarying characteristic, the dangerousBanded Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus (Tigs. 1 and 18), maybe instantly recognized. Female specimens are gener- Bandedally sulphur-yellow or brown, with black, or dark- Rattle-brown transverse bands; the males are usually very snake,dark brown or black with little trace of the bands, except yellowmarkings that show the location of the borders of the transvblotches. The scales are roughly keeled. The head is triangularand covered with small, irregular seal ii4 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL The young are produced during the latter part of August tothe number of about a dozen. They grow rapidly and acquire,on an average, three joints of the rattle every year; the youngsnakes are born with a single button on the tail. The averagelength of a mature snake of this species is from three and a halfto four feet.
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FIQ. 18. BANDED RATTLESNAKE Subsisting upon larger prey, such as squirrels, rats, youngrabbits and birds, the Rattlesnake is a bolder reptile than theCopperhead. Provided with proportionately longer fangs anda more virulent poison, the bite of this species is more dangerousthan the former. It generally frequents rocky localities and hasa wide range of distribution. Range: Massachusetts to northern Florida, and westwardto Texas. Local distribution: Within fifty miles of New York City, theRattlesnake is now very scarce. Occasional specimens are re-ported from Putnam County. REPTILES OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 115 LIZARDS.Order Lacertttia The local Lizards, which number two species, arc so differentin general aspect that immediate identification is possible evento the novice. The smooth, shining Blue-tailed Lizard and therough, somber-tinted Fence Swift are the examples. The oc-currence of the latter species is rare within the limits embracedby this list. Both species are very acti

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