CONTENTS. 



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 Prefacs .. .. .. .. .. i — ii 



CHAPTER I. 

 The snake's place in nature . . . . . . . . l 



CHAPTER II. 

 J)eBcription of the typical snake . . , . . . 2 



CHAPTER III. 

 Variations from the typical snake as just described . . . . C 



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 



CHAPTEE VIII. 

 nSome general remarks about snakes . , . . . , 55 



Apfbiidix. 

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



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