BOOMSLANGS AND THEIR HABITS. 



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with the earth, dead leaves, branches, stones, etc., over and 

 through which tliey hunt their prey. When the skin of a 



young Boomslang is distended, most of the scales are seen to 

 be tipped with bluish white, which has a very beautiful appear- 

 ance. These spots are, however, not always present. 



