CONTENTS. 



Page 

 Treface . . . . . . . . . . i — ii 



CHAPTER I. 

 The snake's place in nature . . . , . , . . 1 



CHAPTER II. 

 i)escription of the typical snake , . , . . , 2 



CHAPTER III. 

 Variations from the typical snake as just described . . , . 8 



CHAPTER IV. 

 'The four groups of snakes . , , . , , , ^ 9 



CHAPTER V. 

 Full description of the common snakes . . . . . , 10 



CHAPTER VI. 



How to distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous snakes . , 47 



CHAPTER VII. 

 How to " spot " a common snake . , . . . , 50 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 "Some general remarks about snakes . . . . , , 55 



Appendix. 

 New and old nomenclature of the head shields . , .• 61 



Index ,, ,, .. ., ,, i — iv 



