. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. edJn— M lu ot tlio \1i3lo '^xxout iml country people of some parts of Engi;UKl. It avokls when M 11 bibkiii^ in the sun ^vill nio\c oil on being distui-bed: but when injured or brought , imII 1 11 Its neck and hi ad \nd diaw back the last a little, and then project it quickly,. opening the mouth and snapping at the offender. Dogs get bitten by treading on Vi]iers, or dis- turbing them, and there are occasional instances of men being bitten. The bites are rarely fatal, but produc'e mnch constitutional and local disturbance in unhealthy peop
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. edJn— M lu ot tlio \1i3lo '^xxout iml country people of some parts of Engi;UKl. It avokls when M 11 bibkiii^ in the sun ^vill nio\c oil on being distui-bed: but when injured or brought , imII 1 11 Its neck and hi ad \nd diaw back the last a little, and then project it quickly,. opening the mouth and snapping at the offender. Dogs get bitten by treading on Vi]iers, or dis- turbing them, and there are occasional instances of men being bitten. The bites are rarely fatal, but produc'e mnch constitutional and local disturbance in unhealthy people, especially in hot ^yeather. Some naturalists that the Viper does not kill its usual prey—mice, small rats, and bii-ds—with its. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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