. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 4 LETTER XXXI. T'o the same. Selborne, April ic^th, 1776. EAR SIR,—On August the 4th, 1775, ^^ ^"''" prised a large viper, which seemed very heavy and bloated, as it lay in the grass basking in the sun. When we came to cut it up, we found that the abdomen was crowded with young, fifteen in number; the shortest of which measured full seven inches, and were about the size of full-grown earth-worms. This little fry issued into the world with the true viper- spirit about them, showing great alertness as
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 4 LETTER XXXI. T'o the same. Selborne, April ic^th, 1776. EAR SIR,—On August the 4th, 1775, ^^ ^"''" prised a large viper, which seemed very heavy and bloated, as it lay in the grass basking in the sun. When we came to cut it up, we found that the abdomen was crowded with young, fifteen in number; the shortest of which measured full seven inches, and were about the size of full-grown earth-worms. This little fry issued into the world with the true viper- spirit about them, showing great alertness as soon as disengaged from the belly of the dam : they twi«;ted and wriggled about, and set them- selves up, and gaped very wide when touched with a stick, showing manifest tokens of menace and defiance, though as yet they had no manner of fangs that we could find, even with the help of our ; •i J \ >. 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 White, Gilbert, 1720-1793; Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London; New York : J. Lane
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