THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



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the plains, bnt is common in some localities from 2,000 to 4,000 feet 

 and ha* been met with at altitudes up to 6,000 and 7,000 feet.* in most 



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FiG. 39. — Vipera russelli (nat. size), 

 parts it is quite a common snake, but is especially so in certain 

 localities. Fayrerf eays it is very common in the Punjab and that 

 at Umritsar in 1866 as many as 471 specimens were brought in for 

 Government rewards in one day ! M r. Millard tells me it is common 



• Kashmir 6.000 ft. (Stoliczka). Nilgiris 0,000 ft. (Henderson, private letter). Palneys 

 6,300 ft. (Ravd. Father Gombert, private letter). Pnlneys 7,000 ft. (Henderson, private 

 letter). Hakgalla, Ceylon, 5,700 ft, (I have received specimens from Mr. Nock). 



t" Tkanotophidiu,'" p. 55. 



