. Intelligence in plants and animals: being a new edition of the author's privately issued "Soul and ;. Animal intelligence; Animal behavior; Droseraceae; Psychology, Comparative; Natural history. Vur Natural Enemies. 189 .'^"]'; u. NORTHERN RATTLESNAKE. Prepared to Attack a Song Sparrow. Ugly head, absence of teeth in the upper jaw excepting the fangs, and the pit in the head. Ci'otalus horridus, our Northern Rattlesnake, has doubtless the widest geographical distribution, being found in nearly every State in the Union, from the Gulf of Mexico to North- ern New Engl
. Intelligence in plants and animals: being a new edition of the author's privately issued "Soul and ;. Animal intelligence; Animal behavior; Droseraceae; Psychology, Comparative; Natural history. Vur Natural Enemies. 189 .'^"]'; u. NORTHERN RATTLESNAKE. Prepared to Attack a Song Sparrow. Ugly head, absence of teeth in the upper jaw excepting the fangs, and the pit in the head. Ci'otalus horridus, our Northern Rattlesnake, has doubtless the widest geographical distribution, being found in nearly every State in the Union, from the Gulf of Mexico to North- ern New England, and thence west to the Rocky Mountains. It has a most forbidding appearance, and when once seen with its enormous head, triangular in shape, and large bril- liant eyes, with fiery irides, it can never be mistaken. Be- tween the eye and the nostril is a deep pit, a character that is peculiar to the family. All rattlers, as the name indicates, have a horny append- age to the tail, formed of separate button-like objects, that rattle together when the tail is vibrated. This rattle not only serves to warn human beings of danger, but also to arouse in animals a curiosit}' that often proves fatal. The. 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 Gentry, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1843-1905. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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