VIPERS. 



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nedre or eddre Adder of the Anglo-Saxons and country people of some parts of England. It avoids 

 man, and when seen basking in the sun will move off on being disturbed : but when injured or brought 

 to bay, it will raise its neck and head and draw back the last a little, and then project it quickly, 



ADDEH, OR COMMON 1 VIPER. 



opening the mouth and snapping at the offender. Dogs get bitten by treading on Vipers, or dis- 

 turbing them, and there are occasional instances" of men Being bitten. The bites are rarely fatal, but 

 produce much constitutional and local disturbance in unhealthy people, especially in hot weather. Some 

 naturalists suppose that the Viper does not -kill its usual prey mice, small rats, and birds with its 



