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in the Sma' Glen. One or two on a day's walking on 

 the moors is quite a usual experience. The largest 

 specimen I have in the museum measures about 2 

 feet. Neither the ring snake nor the smooth snake 

 occur, to my knowledge. The slow-worm is found 

 occasionally. The adder averages 18 to 20 inches." — 

 Alex. M. Eodger, Curator to Museum, Tay Street, 

 Perth. 



Sutherlandshire. 



" Adders are common and large in this county. I 

 have more than once seen them basking on a sunny 

 rock, and as I crept by, on a deer-stalk, one has 

 sprung at my face, but fortunately missed me. They 

 are deadly-looking creatures in this locality." — J. 

 Conway Dalter, Langton Eectory, Lincolnshire. 



Inverness. 



" Our only Scottish snake is the adder or viper, and 

 this species is more common in the northern than the 

 southern counties. Its usual length is from 18 to 22 

 inches, although considerably larger specimens are 

 sometimes taken. This measurement applies also to 

 Argyll (and is also true of Scotland at large)." — Alex. 

 Stewart, LL.D., F.S.A., Nether Lochaber. 



" The adder is common in nearly all suitable places 

 in Scotland, and is particularly so in Mull and Arran 

 Its average length is from 18 to 20 inches, but in 



