THE ADDER, sl 
the usual zigzag dorsal pattern is entirely absent, 
and has been replaced by the even ribbon-like black 
band depicted in the woodeut, which has been drawn 
from a photograph of the specimen.” ? 
Fig, 15.—Banpepd Mankinu oN ADDER. 
3. Shape, €e.—In general appearance the adder is 
more thick-set than the rine snake, and gives the 
impression of sturdiness rather than that of 
sinuosity conveyed by the harmless snake. Some 
specimens have a very flattened look about them, 
especially if the skin of the neck and over the gullet 
is very loose, as it frequently is. If an adder is com- 
' Fauna of Lakeland, p. Ixxviii. Rev. H. A. Macpherson, M.A. 
The woodcut referred to in the above paragraph is here reproduced 
hy the very kind permission of the author and Mr David Douglas, 
the publisher of the work quoted. 
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