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BRITISH SERPENTS. 



may be useful in identifying museum specimens, and 

 for other reference : — 



English names — 



Ring snake, or ringed snake. 

 Green snake. 

 Hedge snake. 



Grass snake. 

 Common snake. 

 Water snake. 



All these terms will be found used to refer to the 

 ring snake either by authors or as local names. 



