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CHAPTER XXI. 
Il. CHANNEL PROVINCE. 
7. NortH WILTSs. 11. Sourna Hanvs. 
8. SoutH WILTs. 12. Norra Hants. 
9. Dorser. 3. Wrst SUSSEX. 
10. IsLhE of WIGHT. 14. East Sussex. 
Wiltshire. 
“Though IT have lived all my life in North Wilts I 
have never seen an adder. The ring snake, on the 
other hand, is common.’—Rev. Ed. H. Goddard, Clyfle 
Vicarage, Wootton Bassett. 
“Years ago, when I lhved in Wiltshire, I knew the 
ring snake to be very abundant in some localities.” — 
tichard Howse, Museum Nat. Hist. Soc., Neweastle- 
on-Tyne. 
Dorsetshire. 
“ Ring snake-—In the district of Bloxworth it comes 
up from the woods and heaths in considerable num- 
bers every summer to deposit its eggs in fermenting 
