. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 110 THE COMMON VIPER, OR ADDER. neighboring countries, besides being distribiited over nearly the whole continent. It is much dreaded, and with reason, for its bite is very severe, and in some cases will cause death. As is the case with other venomous reptiles, the Asp is most dangerous during the hottest months of the year, and it has well been remarked that there is probably some connection between the electrical state of the atmosphere and the venom of Serpents, as the poison is alway
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 110 THE COMMON VIPER, OR ADDER. neighboring countries, besides being distribiited over nearly the whole continent. It is much dreaded, and with reason, for its bite is very severe, and in some cases will cause death. As is the case with other venomous reptiles, the Asp is most dangerous during the hottest months of the year, and it has well been remarked that there is probably some connection between the electrical state of the atmosphere and the venom of Serpents, as the poison is always most deadly and the creatures most lierce when the electrical conditions of the atmosphere are disturbed, and the thunder-clouds are flying quickly through the air. When a person is bitten in one of his limbs, he quickly digs a hole and buries the injured part below the surface of the earth, as the fresh mould is thought to be very efficacious in alleviating the ill effects of the poison. Should the injury be in a toe or a finger, the rougher but more effectual remedy of instant amputation is gener'ally employed. The color of this reptile is olive above, with four rows of black spots. The two middle rows are often placed so closely together, that they coalesce and form a continous chain of black spots along the spine, very like the well-known markings of the common SAND-NATTER- Vipera ammodytes. Another venomous Snake, the Ammodyte, or Sand-Natter {Vijyera ammodytes), belongs to the same genus as the asp. This reptile inhabits southern Europe, and is generally found in rocky localities. The bite of this creature is very dangerous, and the remedies employed are generally of little efficacy. Enlarging the wound with a thorn, and squeezing a garlic upon the part bitten, is the general mode of alleviating the pain, but is of little use to the injured person. Its color is olive above, -mth. a broad oblique dark streak on each temple, two similar streaks on each side of the
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