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North Northampton. — " Between thirty and forty 

 years ago the adder was very plentiful in a large 

 wood in North Northamptonshire, near here, and is 

 still found there, but in very reduced numbers. 

 The ring snake is not common." — J. A. Vipan, Stib- 

 bington Hall, Wansford. 



