. The common objects of the country. Should a person be bitten by the viper, the effectsof the poison may be much diminished by the liberaluse of olive oil; and the effect of the oil is said to bemuch increased by heat. Strong ammonia, or harts-horn, as it is popularly called, is also useful, as is thecase with the stings of bees and wasps, and for thesame reason. The evil consequences of the vipersbite vary much in different persons, and at differenttimes, according to the temperament of the individualor his state of health. I may as well put in one word of favour for the. D THE COMMON SNAKE.
. The common objects of the country. Should a person be bitten by the viper, the effectsof the poison may be much diminished by the liberaluse of olive oil; and the effect of the oil is said to bemuch increased by heat. Strong ammonia, or harts-horn, as it is popularly called, is also useful, as is thecase with the stings of bees and wasps, and for thesame reason. The evil consequences of the vipersbite vary much in different persons, and at differenttimes, according to the temperament of the individualor his state of health. I may as well put in one word of favour for the. D THE COMMON SNAKE. 49 viper before it is dismissed. It is not a malignantcreature, nor does it seek after victims ; but it is astimid as any creature in existence, slipping away atthe sound of a footstep, and only using its fangs iftrodden on accidentally, or intentionally assaulted. The second English snake is the common harmlessRinged Snake ; which does not bite, because it hasno teeth to speak of; and does not poison people,because it has no venom at all.
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