. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. NEW VOIIK ZOOLOGICAL PARK.. COPPEEHEAD SNA^E, Venomous Reptiles.—Because of the number of species of rattlesnakes which have found lodgment in the United States, and the trouble they have caused in a few localities, we are specially interested in all serpents which are danger- ous to man. The species named below represent the deadly genera which civilized man has most cause to fear. The Diamond-Back Rattlesnake, {Crotalus adamanteus), is too handsome, too showy, and too large to be chosen as the best average type of
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. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park . Zoos; Zoo animals. NEW VOIIK ZOOLOGICAL PARK.. COPPEEHEAD SNA^E, Venomous Reptiles.—Because of the number of species of rattlesnakes which have found lodgment in the United States, and the trouble they have caused in a few localities, we are specially interested in all serpents which are danger- ous to man. The species named below represent the deadly genera which civilized man has most cause to fear. The Diamond-Back Rattlesnake, {Crotalus adamanteus), is too handsome, too showy, and too large to be chosen as the best average type of the genus Crotalus; but he is king of his kind, and cannot be ignored. Three species shown side by side in our Reptile House afford striking examples of protective coloration. The Diamond-Back Rattler of Florida and the South is yellow, brown, and black, to match the checkers of sunbeam and shadow that fall upon the sands under the palmetto leaves. The most vicious snake in North America, and one of the ugliest in appearance, is the Water Moccasin, {Ancis- trodon piscivonis), — closely related to the beautiful Copper- head, {A. coiitortri.v). It is more dreaded in the South than the rattler, because it strikes on the slightest provocation, and without the rattler's timely Avarning. Its colors are dull, its scales rough, its body ill-shaped and clumsy, its temper is vicious, and for every reason it is a serpent to be disliked.. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York Zoological Society