INDEX, 419 
SNAKES— SNAKES— 
Lacertine, 286 
large, 186, 199, 206 
vivaria for, 187 
Leopard, 254 
Leptophis liocercus, 269 
Liasis, 197 
Liophis, 270 
Merremi, 269 
pecilogyrus, 269 
regine, 270 
Lizards so called, 175 
Long Cripple, 253 
Long-headed, 271 
Long-snouted Whip, 288 
Loxocemus, 197 
Matatoro, 206 
measuring, 182 
Merrem’s, 269 
Milk, 281 
Moeassin, 239 
Morelia spilotes, 197 
variegata, 197 
Mosses, 34 
mouth of, 178 
movements of, 166, 173 
Nardoa, 197 
Opisthoglypha, 213 
Ornamented Tree, 287 
Painted Tree, 267 
Pale-headed Tree Boa, 205 
parasites on, 191 
Passerita mycterizans, 288 
Philodryas viridissimus, 285 
Philothamnus  semivariega- 
tus, 268 
‘Pilot, 267 
Pine, 267 
Pituophis Sayi, 265 
poisonous, distinguishing, 
170 
Proteroglypha, 213 
Psammophide, 285 
Psammophilax rhombeatus, 
285 
Psammophis crucifer, 285. 
sibilans, 285 
Pseudaspis cana, 243 
Ptyas mucosus, 247 
Punctulated Tree, 268 
purchasing, 200 
puzzling names of, 253 
Python molurus, 199, 203 
regius, 204 
reticulatus, 198 
sebe, 199, 200 
spilotes, 197 
Pythonine, 196 
Racer, 248 
Rat, 247, 252 
Rat-tail, 252 
Reticulated Python, 198 
Rhachiodontine, 214, 282 
Rhinecis scalaris, 264 
Rhomb-marked, 285 
Ribbon, 233 
ribs of, 167 
Ringed, 217 
Rock, 202 
Royal, 270 
Python, 204 
Sand, 212 
Hissing, 285 
scales of, 168 
Sea, 183 
Seven-banded, 238 
sheltering their young, 170 
Shielded Eryx, 213 
size of, 166, 186 
skinning or sloughing of, 
174, 179 
Slow-worms mistaken for, 
113 
small-mouthed, 175 
Smooth, 273 
South American Rat, 252 
‘*spears”’ of, 4, 163, 218 
Spilotes pullatus, 252 
variabilis, 253 
Spread Head, 271 
Spreading Adder, 271 
Stoled, 241 
Striped, 241 
superstitions regarding, 163, 
170, 172, 174, 186, 218 
swallowing powers of, 176 
Tachymenis vivax, 284 
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