. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Till-: (lOLlJKN TltFJvSXAKK. 1B7 TlIK luniutifiil piOKJA, soiiM^tiiiies ciillod the , iilso Ix' to tlic family of Tirfi-Sc'ipciils. Tiiis I'lctty iiud f^niccful crcutun^ liornco, iuul on account of tlio ('\tronic gontlouoss of ..s disposition, and tlift case witli which it is tamed, tlie cliildrcu iivc in tlie habit of coi>ideiinff it as a kind of livinjf toy, and allow it to twine around llii'ir bodies, or carry it al)o
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. Till-: (lOLlJKN TltFJvSXAKK. 1B7 TlIK luniutifiil piOKJA, soiiM^tiiiies ciillod the , iilso Ix' to tlic family of Tirfi-Sc'ipciils. Tiiis I'lctty iiud f^niccful crcutun^ liornco, iuul on account of tlio ('\tronic gontlouoss of ..s disposition, and tlift case witli which it is tamed, tlie cliildrcu iivc in tlie habit of coi>ideiinff it as a kind of livinjf toy, and allow it to twine around llii'ir bodies, or carry it al)out in their little hands without the least alarm. It is a most active Serpent, living; in tru'S, and dnrtinj,' its lithe form from branch to branch with iirrow-like celerity, leaping, as it were, from the coiled folds in which it prepares itself for the spring, and passing through the boughs as if shot from a bow, its glittering scales Hashing an emerald or sapphirine radiance, as it ghinces through the sunbeams. The head of the l^oiga is long and slender, as beseems the delicate body ; the eye is large, full, and round, and the gape very wide. The upper jiart of its body is rich .shining. i;oUi\.—,llitrlnlhi (iwor;!.,. blue, shot with sparkling green ; and three bright golden stri})es run along the body, one traversing tlie spinal line, and another passing along each side. Behind each eye is a brild jetty black streak, and immediately lielow the biiick line runs a stripe of pure white. The specific name ought properly to be spelled leiocercus. It is of Greek origin, and siimiiies smooth-tail, in allusion to the smooth-surfaced scales of the back and tail. Thk. tiuuily of the Wood-Snakes, or Dryioi»hidie, as they are learnedly called, contains sdiiie interesting and rather curious rejitiles. The upper figure in the illustration repre- sents the (JoLDEN Tkick-Snake, which a native of ^Icxieo. It is a most lovely species, and of a most singular length, more like
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