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eyt-s upon it, I saw the wide open mouth of a green snake 

 not more than three inehes from mv eves. I dodged back 

 so quiekl}- that, for days following, I had numerous 



Snake s often climb amoiiir tin- lozccr brjnrh,'s oftnslus. 



ser.atches from the briers to remind nie of the event. This 

 particular snake which by the way was the southern va- 

 riety that attains greater size than the northern ones, was 

 the largest that I ever saw, measuring four and one-half 

 feet although the body was scarcely a half inch through. 

 It is a common habit for all large snakes to eat smaller 

 ones of other species. I have often seen Water Snakes dis- 



