. Western field. Crotaline Snakes — the rattlesnakes,copperhead snake and moccasin — may beeasily told. Before dealing with their characters let us understand what kindof apparatus figures in the formidable in-juries they inflict, sometimes causing deathwith man in a few hours—and, more rarely,in a few minutes time. These snakes do not sting. The injurythey inflict is a bite, dealt with a pair ofhollow teeth on the upper jaw. Theseteeth have an opening at their tip for theejection of venom. They are exactly likethe hypodermic needle. Each fang con-nects with a gland behind the eye andthis secr
. Western field. Crotaline Snakes — the rattlesnakes,copperhead snake and moccasin — may beeasily told. Before dealing with their characters let us understand what kindof apparatus figures in the formidable in-juries they inflict, sometimes causing deathwith man in a few hours—and, more rarely,in a few minutes time. These snakes do not sting. The injurythey inflict is a bite, dealt with a pair ofhollow teeth on the upper jaw. Theseteeth have an opening at their tip for theejection of venom. They are exactly likethe hypodermic needle. Each fang con-nects with a gland behind the eye andthis secretes a virus which Nature has in-tended to be used for the purpose of kill-ing the prey—incidentally for self the mouth is closed the fangs foldback against the upper jaw. Thus we mayunderstand the poison apparatus. It is inno way connected with the forked organ is used solely for the purposeof feeling; hence it is not a sting. As will be seen from our list, we have ilESTRRX FIELD. Lati CULL OF RATTLESNAKE Faners Ready to Replace Main Paer are Accidentally Broken three groups of venomous snakes in NorthAmerica—the Coral Snakes, the Moccasinsand the Rattlesnakes. The characteristicsof the Coral Snakes have already beentreated, while we may dispose of the Rattle-snakes with a simple suggestion and thatis to look for the rattle, a prominent andabsolutely unique organ among presence immediately brands the is no possibility of making a there are a number of species ofRattlesnakes, the characteristic naturallyappeals to all. The amateur naturalist. hunter, prospector or the farmer are notso particular as to the exact species; whatthey are desirous of ascertaining is, whethera snake is dangerous; and the possessionuf the rattle shows this to be invariablytlie case. Thus we understand how to recognizeall of the North American poisonous ser-I>cnts except the Moccasins—two must be treated with more
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