INDEX. 383 
Squirrels, 26. 
Steel-blue, 58. 
Sternum, v3. 
Stoats, 26. 
Stradling, Dr, 128. 
Superstition, 74, 140, 141. 
Swallowing food, 19, 57, 87, 91. 
young, 164-193. 
Ring Snake— 
haunts, 18. 
hibernation, 62. 
incubating, 325 
in Ireland, 3: 
in motion, 261, 
measurements, 14, 364, 
plague of, 29. 
reproduction, 21, 
sloughing, 60. Tear-ducts, 23. 
synonyms, 28. Temporary hairs, 67. 
tail, 12, 17, 18. tooth, 22. 
Russell, Hon. A., 48. Terminology, 9. ss 
: ? Thompson, Dr, q., 41. 
St Patrick, 5, 38, 39. Toads, 20. 
Sand-lizard, 7. Tonene. 25. 
Sauropsida, 6. Tortoises, ve 
Scales, 18, 23, 47, 96. Tropidonotus natrix, 9-42. 
Scharff, Dr, q., 40. Types, 6. 
‘Science Gossip,’ 55, 59. 
Serpents, 7. 
Venom, 126. 
Sk at 17. Ventral scales, 24, 94. 
Sicily, 44. surface, 14, 24. 
Silesia, 69. Viper, red. 9 ee 
Sloughing, 60, 67-74. Vipers berus, 7, 75-198 
Slow-worm, 7, 51, 52, 83, 87, 89. ek oe ee ge 
Smal] r riper. 9. 206-213 , AE cle dein tar a ay q 
peepee eh 9, 206-215, Virulence of poison, 65, 66, 128-135. 
ps eee aes Viviparous, 47. 
colour, 57, 58, Tales. 20. 8 
deseription, 44. Mele SU 
disposition, 52. 
Pie aaa MR r Wales, 5 
listribution, 43, 53, 55. tart) 
; : pecans Warmth, 63. 
feeding, 56, Water, 18. 
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cite a, Water snake, 28. 
Tatts BG: Water-voles, 84, 87. 
hibernation, 63. ‘ Western Mail’ q., 30. 
historical, 47-49. Wimborne, 48. 
illustrations, 45, 58. Windpipe, 99. 
literature, 59, 
odour, 47, 52. 
plates, 47. 
reproduction, 47. 
sloughing, 66. 
Yellow collar, 12-14. 
Yorkshire, 250, 328-331. 
Zacholus wustriacus, 59. 
synonyms, 59. Zoological Gardens, 55, 59. 
Snake, 10. ‘Zoologist’ q., 44, 48, 49, 51, 52, 
Snakes in Ireland, 38-42. 59. 
