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CONTENTS. 



CHAP. 



XXI. THE CROTALID.^;, .... 



XXII. THE XENODONS, . . 



XXIII. OPHIDIAN NOMENCLATURE, AND VERNACULARS, 



XXIV. DO SNAKES INCUBATE THEIR EGGS ? 

 XXV. ANACONDA AND ANGUIS FRAGILIS, 



XXVI. 'lizzie,' ...... 



XXVII. DO SNAKES AFFORD A REFUGE TO THEIR YOUNG? 

 XXVIII. SERPENT WORSHIP, 'CHARMING,' ETC., '. 

 XXIX. THE VENOMS AND THEIR REMEDIES, 

 XXX. NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, 



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INDEX, 



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