. Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text . as sacredto Aesculapius in ancient times. It is still commonin Southern Europe and is as large or larger thanour common snake. It is of a shining brownish greywith greenish shading marked with white on thesides, and with the belly sulphur yellow. (In thisand the species, the scales a
. Natural history of the animal kingdom for the use of young people : in three parts, comprising I. Mammalia : II. Birds : Part III. Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 coloured plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text . as sacredto Aesculapius in ancient times. It is still commonin Southern Europe and is as large or larger thanour common snake. It is of a shining brownish greywith greenish shading marked with white on thesides, and with the belly sulphur yellow. (In thisand the species, the scales are smooth andimridged.) Plate III. fig. b. Coluber flavesceiis is probablya variety of the last species, and may have beenintroduced into Germany by the Romans. It is foundat Schlangenbad and Schwalbach in Nassau. It isbrownish-grey above with two suffused yellow marks Rock Snake (Python molorus). a dunghill or some other warm place. on the back of the head, and the belly is cream-coloured. It feeds on mice and small birds , whichit takes from the nest. Plate III. fig. a. In Cohibcr aitslriaciis the scalesare not ridged. There is a large dark mark on theback of the head, and there are two rows of darkbrown marks on the back. It is not unlike a viperin its general colour, but the absence of the zigzag. Whip-Snake (Oxibelii /ul(iidu$). mark; the broad scaly head and the much moreslender form will at once distinguish it. It growsto the length of two or three feet, and inhabits southand east Germany in dry places. It lives on lizards and salamanders whichit kills by constriction,like the boas. The Whip-Snakeshave a pointed muzzleand whip-like are all beauti-fully coloured, andinhabit tropical coun-tries. One of theprettiest species is Oxibelis fn/gidus,which is of a beauti-ful green with a palelongitudinal line, andmeasures about fourfeet in length. It livesin trees in South America and glides along with greatswiftness. Section 11. Venomous Snakes. In the Sea-Snakes, the
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