. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. SNAKES, TURTLES, LIZARDS, CROCODILES 253 when the snake strikes, they are erected and thrown for- ward. The venom trickles through the hollow fangs and flows directly into the wounds made by them. The fangs are normally shetl every six or eight weeks and renewed. Fig. 174.—Rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus). as often. Therefore, the rattlesnake cannot be rendered permanently harmless by the removal of its fangs. Death by the bite of a rattlesnake is by no means sure, but the bite always causes intense pain. The rattlesnakes,^ water moccasin, copperhead, a
. A textbook in general zoology. Zoology. SNAKES, TURTLES, LIZARDS, CROCODILES 253 when the snake strikes, they are erected and thrown for- ward. The venom trickles through the hollow fangs and flows directly into the wounds made by them. The fangs are normally shetl every six or eight weeks and renewed. Fig. 174.—Rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus). as often. Therefore, the rattlesnake cannot be rendered permanently harmless by the removal of its fangs. Death by the bite of a rattlesnake is by no means sure, but the bite always causes intense pain. The rattlesnakes,^ water moccasin, copperhead, and har- VTlic massasaugas arc included among 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 Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Company
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