BANDED AND MILITARY RATTLESNAKES. 



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the amount of venom appearing to decrease with the increase 

 of cold. 



THE BANDED AND MILITARY RATTLESNAKES. 



Besides the common rattlesnake, there is another known as 

 the banded rattlesnake, and a third species called the small, 



ENCOUNTER WITH A RATTLESNAKE. 



or military rattlesnake. The latter is more dreaded, from 

 being of less size, and not so easily killed as the former. The 

 sound made by its rattle is extremely feeble, so that it can- 

 not be heard at any great distance. However, as we shall 



