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MUD-TERRAPIN FAMILY 32 



SMOOTH-SHELLED TERRAPINS 34 



SNAPPING TERRAPINS 39 



SIDE-NECKED TERRAPINS 41 



SOFT-SHELLED "TURTLES" 42 



SEA TURTLES 44 



HARD-SHELLED SEA TURTLES 45 



LEATHERY-SHELLED SEA TURTLES . 51 



CHAPTER XLII 

 ORDER OF LIZARDS LACERTILIA 52 



CHAPTER XLIII 



ORDER OF SERPENTS OPHIDIA 67 



GENERAL CHARACTERS 67 



FOOD OF SERPENTS 70 



POPULAR QUESTIONS AND MISAPPREHENSIONS 72 



LARGEST SPECIES OF SERPENTS 74 



HARMLESS SNAKES OF THE UNITED STATES -83 



POISONOUS SNAKES OF NORTH AMERICA 94 



SPECIES OF RATTLESNAKES 100 



SNAKE POISONS AND THEIR TREATMENT 116 



