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248. Stevens, Albert W. 1926. Exploring the valley of the Amazon in a hydroplane. 49(4):353- 

 420. 



The exploration of the Valley of the Amazon in a hydroplane, flying 12,000 miles to chart the 

 unknown Parima River. Includes a photo of six turtles on their backs is from the Rio Negro at 

 Carvoeira before shipment to Manaos for food and a photo of a turtle holding pen. 



249. Stirling, Marion. 1941. Jungle housekeeping for a Geographic Expedition. 80(3):303-327. 

 Housekeeping at Cerro de las Mesas in Veracruz, Mexico is recounted. Eating of iguana and turtles as 

 well as of other animals is mentioned. The Fer-de-iance and Coral Snakes are the poisonous snakes 

 of the area. 



250. Stirling, Matthew W. 1940. Great stone faces of the Mexican jungle. 78(3):309-334. 

 Whereas the article was mainly about the excavation of five colossal stone heads in a Mexican 

 jungle, a photo shows a Iguana. 



251. Sultan, Dan. I. 1932. An Army engineer explores Nicaragua 61(5):593-627. 



The article is about mapping a route for a new canal through Nicaragua bringing out the living 

 conditions of workers and some of the trials and tribulations experienced in uncharted country. 

 Included photo of a dead Boa Constrictor. 



252. Sutherland, Mason. 1957. Californians escape to the desert. 1 12(5):675-724. 

 Recounted is the "tameing" of a sidewinder which was actually conditioned. 



253. Taft, William Howard. 1922. The islands of Bermuda. 41(l):l-26. 

 Bermuda is stated to be free of snakes but has a lizard and some varieties of turtles. 



254. Tambs, Evling. 1931. A modern saga of the seas. 60(6): 646-688. 



A narrative about a 17,000 mile cruise on a 40 foot sloop by the author, wife and a baby born on the 

 trip. A sleeping Caiman is ahown on a mud bank in the Canal Zone. 



255. Taylor, Ron and Valerie Taylor. 1981. Paradise beneath the sea. 159(5):636-663. 



An article showing varied underwater wildlife in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Shots of the 

 Green Turtle are given as well as one digging a nest. The authors give accounts of photographing 

 turtles for a television script. 



256. Theroux, Paul. 1997. Down the Zambesi. 192(4):2-31. 

 References to crocodilian are in the article. 



257. Torday, E. 1919. Curious and characteristic customs of central African tribes (Belgian 

 Congo). 36(4):342-368. 



Strange customs of some African tribes are given. The Bambala do not use frogs in the making of 

 their stew. Human flesh is eaten by males but forbidden to women although they eat it secretly. 

 They are forbidden to eat snakes among other animal life and may not eat anything killed with a 

 weapon with two exceptions. It is noted that many snakes occur in the Kinchasa region making the 

 keeping of domestic animals impossible. Whole pigs are swallowed by these reptiles and a photo 

 shows a python being forced to disgorge a fully grown pig. 



