314 BRITISH SERPENTS. 
Montgomery. 
Writing to me from Llanidloes, Dr Thomas Morris 
says: “This town is the highest in Wales, and is 
therefore very cold. Tt is situated about ten miles 
from the foot of Plnlimin Mountain. I have resided 
here for fifteen years and am always riding about 
the country, but during all this time I have never 
seen either a ring snake or an adder, nor have I 
heard of others seeing any. I conclude, therefore, 
that there are very few, if any, serpents in this 
immediate neighbourhood.” This is of interest, as 
a little farther north, at Carno, in this county, Mr 
H. E. Forrest tells me that a ring snake measuring 
5 feet 2 inches was killed in 1900.—Author. 
Merionethshire. 
“Tn this county the ring snake is the most common, 
averaging from 30 to 36 inches in length. The adder 
averages from 12 to 13 inches.’—D. Arthur Hughes, 
M.R.C.S., Barmouth, North Wales. 
“The common ring snake is the only species I 
have seen in this part of the county (Corwen). 
This is common between Corwen and Bala, its length 
being usually about 2 feet. I have also seen this 
species at Llangollen, in Denbighshire. I am told 
that the adder oceurs at Barmouth, but personally 
I have never seen a specimen in Wales.’—Thos, 
Ruddy, The Gardens, Pale, Corwen, 
