. The life-history of British serpents and their local distribution in the British isles. Serpents. TitE SMALL EED VIPEK. 211 cases, liowevei', it is an unusual occurrence, and thouj^h its distribution is a fairly wide one, its nuiuliers seem to be small. No doubt a further investigation will establish its occurrence in some other counties. Description.—The name small red viper is suHi- ciently descriptive, as the serpent is both small, red, and a viper. It can be at once distinguished by its red, coppery, or fcrruginmis colour, which is the only colour it shows, the mark- ings being a darker
. The life-history of British serpents and their local distribution in the British isles. Serpents. TitE SMALL EED VIPEK. 211 cases, liowevei', it is an unusual occurrence, and thouj^h its distribution is a fairly wide one, its nuiuliers seem to be small. No doubt a further investigation will establish its occurrence in some other counties. Description.—The name small red viper is suHi- ciently descriptive, as the serpent is both small, red, and a viper. It can be at once distinguished by its red, coppery, or fcrruginmis colour, which is the only colour it shows, the mark- ings being a darker shade of the same colour. The zigzag liack - line and the V-shaped head-mark are hotli present in the same positions as in tlie adder, l)ut the extra side-line of black or lirown patches seen in the latter have been absent in the speci- mens of small red vipers I have examined. There is. t'lU. i'A.— KeU 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 Leighton, Gerald Rowley, 1868-. Edinburgh, London, W. Blackwood
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