. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. -if Hi 62
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. -if Hi 624 THE TROPICAL WOULD. greatest portion of their lives on trees. Nearer and nearer the squirrel camr • louder and louder were his cliipperiugs; he tried to run away, but could not. At last lie came within a foot of the snake. There was a pause; then suddenly, like a flash of lij^htning, the snake sprang. poor little squirrel was in the folds of the ukIv reptile, and I soon saw his body gradually disappearing into its inflated mouth, and the broken silence of the forest resumed its ; Here I leave the vexed (lucstiuii of serpentine fascination, with the expression of my own opinion that, while much can bo said on both sides, yet, upon the whole, the nays have CIIAUMINO Tin: SQL'IunEL. iif The various serpent tribes are exposed to the attacks of many enemies, who fortu- nately keep their numbers within salutary bounds, and avenge the death of the cimiit less insoots, worms, tomls. frogs, and lizards, that fall a ))rey to their strength or tliiir vcnotn. Several sj ecies of rapacious and aquatic binls live upon snakes, the Aim-iiiMii ostrich thins their ranks wherever ho can. and the African " Secretary" is renowncil I'ni- his prowess in serpentine warfare. " The battle was obstinate," says Le Vaill:iiit, describing one of these conflicts, " and conducted with equal address on botli .^iihs. The serpent, feeling the inferiority of his s
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