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seen measured 3 feet 2 inches. It is fairly common 
in the central part of the county. 
“The small red viper occurs in the fir-clad hills of 
the extreme west of the county, being absent in the 
eastern parts, where the adder is ash - coloured 
(Brighton, Lewes, and Crowborough). The ring 
snake is common throughout the Weald, confining 
itself to well-watered land.”—Benjamin Lomax, 4 
Cleveland Road, Brighton, 
Soutu-East Sussex.—‘In the course of ornitho- 
logical rambles in the south-eastern part of the county 
I have had many opportunities of observing our 
snakes in their wild state, and I have also kept them 
as pets, and so observed them also in captivity. In 
the district referred to I consider the ring snake 
common, and far more numerous than the adder. The 
ring snake averages about 2 feet 9 inches and the 
adder about 21 inches in length. The lareest ring 
snake I have seen in this neighbourhood was one 
which was brought to me, and which measured a 
trifle over 4 feet. These remarks apply to the S.E. 
portion of the county only.”—Walter Field, St Helens, 
nr. Hastings. 
sr Leonarps.—< In the district the ringed snake 
is much more common than the adder, probably in 
the proportion of seven to one. Its average length is 
34 inches. Although this species is generally sup- 
