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quently see it, at Ankerdine Hill, at Knightwick, 
and at Old Storridge, near Leigh Sinton, and prob- 
ably in many other localities which I cannot speak 
of from actual experience. 
“The ring snake averages about 3 feet. I have 
seen adders varying from 18 to 26 inches long, but 
I should say the average length would be from 22 
to 24inches. The smooth snake I have never heard 
of in Worcestershire.’—Wm. H. Edwards, Curator, 
“Hastings” Museum, Worcester. 
Warwickshire. 
“The ring snake is the most common here, the 
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average length being from 30 to 32 inches. In cer- 
tain localities this species seems fairly plentiful. 
One of these places is Beoly, twelve miles from Bir- 
mingham, where I took several this summer (1900), 
and one last summer which measured 39 inches. I 
have never been fortunate enough to take a specimen 
of the adder myself in this county, but I am told it 
is fairly common in Sutton Park, a few miles from 
Birmingham. The only measurement I ean find re- 
corded of an adder is that of one taken in the spring 
of 1884 in this park, which was 23 inches in length. 
There is no record of the smooth snake occurring. 
“T have at the present time a large specimen of the 
ring snake which laid sixteen eggs last August. The 
first three of these were laid separately, and at inter- 
vals of two or three days each, whilst the other thirteen 
