. Nature studies in field and wood. Natural history. 44 eyt-s upon it, I saw the wide open mouth of a green snake not more than three inehes from mv eves. I dodged back so quiekl}- that, for days following, I had numerous. Snakes often climb amoiiir tin- lozccr brjnrh,'s oftnslus. from the briers to remind nie of the event. This particular snake which by the way was the southern va- riety that attains greater size than the northern ones, was the largest that I ever saw, measuring four and one-half feet although the body was scarcely a half inch through. It is a common habit for all
. Nature studies in field and wood. Natural history. 44 eyt-s upon it, I saw the wide open mouth of a green snake not more than three inehes from mv eves. I dodged back so quiekl}- that, for days following, I had numerous. Snakes often climb amoiiir tin- lozccr brjnrh,'s oftnslus. from the briers to remind nie of the event. This particular snake which by the way was the southern va- riety that attains greater size than the northern ones, was the largest that I ever saw, measuring four and one-half feet although the body was scarcely a half inch through. It is a common habit for all large snakes to eat smaller ones of other species. I have often seen Water Snakes dis-. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Worcester, Mass. , C. K. Reed
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