CHAPTER V. 



On Reptiles. 



IN treating upon this subject, I shall princi- 

 pally confine myself to the methods that may 

 be employed in catching and skinning rep- 

 tiles. 



The fangs with which they defend themselves, 

 or attack their victims, are, in venomous ser- 

 pents, placed in the outside of the jaw, and so 

 fixed, that they may be erected or depressed at 

 pleasure ; they are mostly from half an inch to 

 three quarters long, with a very small slit at the 

 point, and generally a little crooked. 



