. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. ^1 no rOISON OF THE VIPER. " Several years ngo, in my school-boy days, I had an experience with a Vinor .vl ⢠i. nest p<,rchcd anion- some tan^'Iod stems of nnderwnod three o f .ur tvS f' 1 th wn ,' A glance at the interior, however, soon that o ^ ot er â i^^^ s: Ml. -^- 'â ^^i^.'^t. VH'ER, OU i(cn«. A httle knowledge is a dangerous thing, and my slight natural history reading assisted by bad engravings, had helped me
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. ^1 no rOISON OF THE VIPER. " Several years ngo, in my school-boy days, I had an experience with a Vinor .vl ⢠i. nest p<,rchcd anion- some tan^'Iod stems of nnderwnod three o f .ur tvS f' 1 th wn ,' A glance at the interior, however, soon that o ^ ot er â i^^^ s: Ml. -^- 'â ^^i^.'^t. VH'ER, OU i(cn«. A httle knowledge is a dangerous thing, and my slight natural history reading assisted by bad engravings, had helped me to fancy tiiat 1 knew the Viper from tl^e common fenake wdl enough ; and so, deciding that this was only a common harmless bnake, 1 made a jihinge at the creature and ap],relieiided him with my unprotected hand Iteceivmg no bite 1 was now continned in my idea of the beast's innocence (c^xcept in the birds-nest matter), and decided on adopting him as a pet. So ])resently set 0 1 home, a distance of more tlian two niiies, taking my serpentine friend in my hand Not always in my liand, however, for to beguile the homeward journey I i)roceeded to trv smidry ex))cnments on the supple backbone and easy temper of the animal, occasionnllv tying lum round my neck, and so wearing him for a considerable distance ; then twiniii" him round my wrist into a fancy bracelet, and weaving him into various knots and devices according to taste, all this with perlect impunity on my part, and the utmost apparent good humour on his. ^ ^ On the road, a kind farmer of my acquaintance, whose natural history lore was more practical than my own, endeavoured to convince me that I was ' harbouring a Viper in my bosom, but 1 was not going to hear my good-tempered playmate called bad names; put my finger ,.. 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
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