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... taken in sending me their own notes , or in getting the in- formation from others for me . Without their cordial help my effort to compare our Ophidia in various localities must necessarily have been barren of re- sults . Many of these ...
... taken in sending me their own notes , or in getting the in- formation from others for me . Without their cordial help my effort to compare our Ophidia in various localities must necessarily have been barren of re- sults . Many of these ...
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... taken in verifying some records and for other help ; and my friend , Rev. M. G. Watkins , for valuable aid . Lastly , I cannot say how much I have been en- couraged in my work by the interest taken in it by my former teacher , Professor ...
... taken in verifying some records and for other help ; and my friend , Rev. M. G. Watkins , for valuable aid . Lastly , I cannot say how much I have been en- couraged in my work by the interest taken in it by my former teacher , Professor ...
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... course most exceptional , and it is very rarely that specimens of 5 feet are taken . I once got one of 40 inches in North Monmouthshire , near Abergavenny , the 1 largest I have seen in that district , where they 14 BRITISH SERPENTS .
... course most exceptional , and it is very rarely that specimens of 5 feet are taken . I once got one of 40 inches in North Monmouthshire , near Abergavenny , the 1 largest I have seen in that district , where they 14 BRITISH SERPENTS .
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... taken for granted that ring snakes never make their headquarters far from water . Damp marshy districts they delight in , hot arid slopes they avoid - exactly contrary to the taste of the adder . This explains in great part their ...
... taken for granted that ring snakes never make their headquarters far from water . Damp marshy districts they delight in , hot arid slopes they avoid - exactly contrary to the taste of the adder . This explains in great part their ...
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... taken into account . It frequently happens that the young are not hatched out in the autumn , but lie unde- veloped till the following spring . During a very severe winter many eggs may quite conceivably be frozen beyond recovery , and ...
... taken into account . It frequently happens that the young are not hatched out in the autumn , but lie unde- veloped till the following spring . During a very severe winter many eggs may quite conceivably be frozen beyond recovery , and ...
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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 ground 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 her young tail taken Third Edition tion Tropidonotus natrix University of Edinburgh venomous Vipera berus vols Wales woods young adders
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