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CHAPTER XXVI. 
VII. NORTH WALES PROVINCE. 
47. Montcomery. 49. CARNARVON. 51. Fun. 
48. MERIONETH. 50. DENBIGH. 52. ANGLESEY. 
North Wales. 
“In Montgomery the adder is rare, and in my 
experience only occurs in that corner of the county 
near Oswestry, on Golfa Hill; near Welshpool; and 
on the Breidden Hills. It is said to occur on Long 
Mountain. 
“The ring snake, on the other hand, is generally 
distributed, specimens of 2 feet 9 inches, 2 feet 5 
inches, 2 feet 10 inches, and 3 feet 6 inches being 
recorded. 
“In Merioneth I have never seen the adder at 
all, and doubt its occurrence. The ring snake is 
common in the Towyn district, and fairly so in the 
neighbourhood of Corwen, in both localities attain- 
ing the usual length of 30 inches.”—H. E. Forrest 
(author of ‘Fauna of Shropshire’). 
