. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. UKAIl SWKIv â/,7,.,.,,-/,;/n-|/s. :xS:ro',Si;tj,f"""-- ^â "^"â "â¢â¢ «â â »'--= --'â¢Â«Â»'-->⢠.â¢''»i-'«."» It is very remarkalilo tliat the Labaeri Snako of South Amprica r^"/,,,,, ^.m|^â. closely allied to and beion,., to ihe same oenus s th^W S X stump of a tree or some bare spot of r^rouud, where it can hardlv be distin>râished lV.,m Labarii bnake has fanss, and is mort
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. UKAIl SWKIv â/,7,.,.,,-/,;/n-|/s. :xS:ro',Si;tj,f"""-- ^â "^"â "â¢â¢ «â â »'--= --'â¢Â«Â»'-->⢠.â¢''»i-'«."» It is very remarkalilo tliat the Labaeri Snako of South Amprica r^"/,,,,, ^.m|^â. closely allied to and beion,., to ihe same oenus s th^W S X stump of a tree or some bare spot of r^rouud, where it can hardlv be distin>râished lV.,m Labarii bnake has fanss, and is mortally iinisuuous when adult. It exliibits the colours of eHiSlâ¢:-'⢠''''^"' ''"^ ''''''' ^^''""''^ ^'^''^ â¢" ^'-^''- ' ^'-- killed LatHSnl;:^ fan' to the angle of the mouth. are .so lonir, â¢r 0 el^^^ oi npnnnn tbat the creature cannot ..pen its sulHcientl They still wit, f â¢â¢' '" ''" '''" l'"'^'*"-t^'''t'' '"''^ "1^^-ays « backwanls. the poison n^ ,;.,"" â¢"''"' i'"^ .^ â¢'"''"^â¢'''' *'^'' ^^â ''^'" ^''^ Atractaspis seizes its prey, tne poison-tangs necessarily the skin, so as to inject the venom into the bodvofti',.; victim, and from their .shJipe act as grapne liV will t:h all attempts ut escape are 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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