RATTLESNAKES 



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This Rattlesnake has suffered more from civihzation than 

 any other species. Throughout many vast areas of rich and 



HORNED RATTLESNAKE: "SIDEWINDER." 



closely cultivated agricultural regions, it is now totally ex- 

 tinct. Although it is believed to exist within fifty miles of 

 New York City, a living specimen would be about as diffi- 

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