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CHAPTER I.—The old hermit...............-008+ eee 
His hermitage.. ......00 occccrecccccere 10 
His island retreat.........0. scscsess 18 
TEs 2000, TAGE. |. . cixgternaeomcacsacans 23 
CHAPTER II.—The life habits of snakes...... 28 
Senses of smakes, .............00008 35 
How snakes feed...............-..-- 39 
Shedding the skin...............44. 48 
Modes of defemse.........0...seeeeee 53 
How snakes breed.........scccceee 59 
PROPOR sos. cocccsdncceccssences 66 
Do snakes charm ?..........2:+++++ 69 
CHAPTER III.—Our common snakeg............. 73 
The Garter snakes............... 73 
The Water snakes................ 78 
The Spreading adder........... 81 
The Binck sHakO.o.s.005005-.24.- 84 
of if 30S eg Ts 1. ee 89 
The Chain snake: ..5... 2.20000! 91 
