XIV 



CONTEXTS. 



XIV. THE OPHIDIA IN THE MONNOW VALLEY . . 194 



XV. THE SMALL RED VIPER .... 206 



XVI. CANKER IN SNAKES KEPT IN CAPTIVITY . . 214 



XVII. EXAMINATION AND RECORDING OF SPECIMENS . 217 



XVIII. VARIOUS INCIDENTS RECORDED OF BRITISH 



SERPENTS ..... 220 



PART II. 



COUNTY AND VICE-COUNTY DIVISIONS OF THE BEITISH 

 ISLES (FOR BIOLOGICAL PURPOSES) . 235 



XIX. COUNTY AND DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION 



XX. PENINSULA PROVINCE 



XXI. CHANNEL PROVINCE 



XXII. THAMES PROVINCE 



XXIII. OUSE PROVINCE 



XXIV. SEVERN PROVINCE 

 XXV. SOUTH WALES PROVINCE 



XXVI. NORTH WALES PROVINCE 



XXVII. TRENT PROVINCE . 



XXVIII. MERSEY PROVINCE 



XXIX. HUMBER PROVINCE 



XXX. TYNE PROVINCE 



XXXI. LAKES PROVINCE . 



XXXII. SCOTLAND . 



XXXIII. TABLE OF AVERAGE LENGTHS OF ADDERS AND 

 RING SNAKES IN COUNTIES AND DISTRICTS 

 APPENDIX ..... 

 INDEX ..... 



237 



253 

 258 

 273 

 283 

 288 

 303 

 313 

 318 

 325 

 328 

 332 

 337 

 343 



364 

 371 

 377 



