274 BRITISH SERPENTS. 
Appey Woop Disrrict.—* In the neighbourhood of 
Abbey Wood the ring snake is common, and averages 
30 inches in leneth. I have seen specimens in my 
own and in neighbours’ gardens. When working 
Chattenden Woods at Cliff Kent for entomological 
purposes, I have disturbed a great number of ring 
snakes, and I should say they averaged 3 feet in that 
locahty. 
“When I lived at Abbey Wood no adders had been 
seen there for some years. I am not aware of the 
smooth snake being found. 
“T found in a ring snake which had been killed and 
brought to me a full-sized toad (Bufo vulgaris), and 
another which was brought alive ejected portions of « 
bird.’—Arthur S. Poore, 7 Griffin Road, Plumstead. 
“The ring snake is the commonest snake of the 
county, averaging about 37 inches, though T have seen 
them as large as 5 feet 9 inches—these latter very 
rarely. The adder averages 23 inches, and I have 
found them growing to'a leneth of 2 feet Linch, but 
that is not usual. The smooth snake does not oceur, 
to my knowledge.”—Fred. Roberts, Tunbridge Wells. 
“Ata place on the chalk downs about three miles 
from Dover adders are very numerous, and on a warm 
spring morning I have seen dozens of them basking in 
the sun. Near Farthing Common, about fifteen miles 
from Dover, I have seen many adders. During the 
late spring and early summer a great number of young 
adders, about the size of earthworms, may be found in 
