The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . PIGMY RATTLESNAKE, Sistrurus miliarius The bite of this tiny rattlesnake is seldom fatal to man. While the little creature vigorously sounds its miniature rattle, the oppendageis so small it can not be heard more than a few feet away. Common in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. MASSASAUOA, Sistrurus catcnalusGrows large enough to be considered very dangerous to man, but is rapidU In <oming extermi
The reptile book; a comprehensive popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and northern Mexico . PIGMY RATTLESNAKE, Sistrurus miliarius The bite of this tiny rattlesnake is seldom fatal to man. While the little creature vigorously sounds its miniature rattle, the oppendageis so small it can not be heard more than a few feet away. Common in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. MASSASAUOA, Sistrurus catcnalusGrows large enough to be considered very dangerous to man, but is rapidU In <oming exterminated over the greater portion of its range The Rattlesnakes hostile movements. If the enemy retreats but a few steps thereptile endeavours to glide for cover, but at close quarters theattitude spells one word—Beware! As the argument is backedby a pair of deadly fangs, this serpent must be considered, so itseems, as mans very dangerous enemy, and the destruction haslong since begun. Of the tens of thousands of these reptilesslaughtered, there may be said to be barely one accident to manin the killing of ten thousand Rattlesnakes. To illustrate this,it might be explained that a death from the bite of a Rattlesnakein the United States is so rare a thing the occurrence appears asa first page paragraph in nearly every newspaper of the Union. The scarcity of accidents from these reptiles, which inhabitall portions of the United States, may be accounted for by thefac
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