The Life- History of British Serpents and Their Local Distribution in the British IslesW. Blackwood and sons, 1901 - 383 páginas |
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... late spring or early summer , and having selected the spot for their deposition , the female apparently cares no more about the future of her offspring . The spot selected more often than not takes the form of a heap of manure ( which ...
... late spring or early summer , and having selected the spot for their deposition , the female apparently cares no more about the future of her offspring . The spot selected more often than not takes the form of a heap of manure ( which ...
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... late . It was reported by the sanitary inspector of the borough council on Friday that the place had become the domicile for innumerable snakes of all sizes and colours . They crawled over the floors , infested the cupboards , curled ...
... late . It was reported by the sanitary inspector of the borough council on Friday that the place had become the domicile for innumerable snakes of all sizes and colours . They crawled over the floors , infested the cupboards , curled ...
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... late . Erin's total im- munity from anything in the shape of a snake has been so remarkable that the appearance of two lately in County Wicklow has created quite a stir amongst naturalists . A few days since a snake measuring 20 inches ...
... late . Erin's total im- munity from anything in the shape of a snake has been so remarkable that the appearance of two lately in County Wicklow has created quite a stir amongst naturalists . A few days since a snake measuring 20 inches ...
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... late autumn they will be found active towards the end of October . In the same way the date of commenc- ing activity in the spring is found to vary according as that season is early or late . F. G. Aflalo 1 mentions that he has " found ...
... late autumn they will be found active towards the end of October . In the same way the date of commenc- ing activity in the spring is found to vary according as that season is early or late . F. G. Aflalo 1 mentions that he has " found ...
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... late as May 16 ; but this is a sparsely populated district , and one might easily fail to hear of the adders mov- ing about for some time after they had finished their hibernation , and still more easily fail to come across a specimen ...
... late as May 16 ; but this is a sparsely populated district , and one might easily fail to hear of the adders mov- ing about for some time after they had finished their hibernation , and still more easily fail to come across a specimen ...
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18 inches 24 inches adder averages adders and ring animals Author average length bite bitten British serpents captured Cefncaeau Cheap Edition common snake Coronella austriaca Crown 8vo Demy 8vo dissection distribution district Edinburgh eggs embryo Fcap feet female adder Forest frequently frog Garway Hill grass snake gullet head heaths Herefordshire hibernation inches in length inches long killed large number largest letter lizard LL.D locality MALE ADDER Maps markings measured Monmouthshire Monnow Valley Museum Natural History naturalist neighbourhood Newcastle Emlyn North number of young numerous Illustrations observed occur OLIPHANT once Ophidia Pontrilas Portraits Post 8vo Professor PROVINCE rare reptile ring snake Scotland Second Edition side slough slow-worm small red viper smooth snake South species specimen spot swallow their young tail taken Third Edition tion Tropidonotus natrix University of Edinburgh venomous Vipera berus vols Wales woods young adders
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