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... captured in the water , but invariably con- sumed on the bank . " Being an expert swimmer and very fond of passing part of its time in the water , it is not surprising to find that this snake obtains a considerable portion of its food ...
... captured in the water , but invariably con- sumed on the bank . " Being an expert swimmer and very fond of passing part of its time in the water , it is not surprising to find that this snake obtains a considerable portion of its food ...
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... captured . The scales on the back are keeled or carinated- that is , they are possessed of a mid - rib like a leaf . Hence the generic term of " Tropidonotus , " which means literally " keel- backed . " This keel is still more prominent ...
... captured . The scales on the back are keeled or carinated- that is , they are possessed of a mid - rib like a leaf . Hence the generic term of " Tropidonotus , " which means literally " keel- backed . " This keel is still more prominent ...
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... capture of this snake , Coro- nella lævis or smooth snake , in Britain , was in June . 1853 , by Mr Frederick Bond , between Wimborne and Ringwood , on the borders of Parley Heath . I was present on that occasion entomologising with Mr ...
... capture of this snake , Coro- nella lævis or smooth snake , in Britain , was in June . 1853 , by Mr Frederick Bond , between Wimborne and Ringwood , on the borders of Parley Heath . I was present on that occasion entomologising with Mr ...
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... capture . It was not until June 1872 that I succeeded in authenticating it in that locality by actual capture ( Zool ... captured it occasionally , in order to have always by me one or two preserved specimens for friends who have wanted ...
... capture . It was not until June 1872 that I succeeded in authenticating it in that locality by actual capture ( Zool ... captured it occasionally , in order to have always by me one or two preserved specimens for friends who have wanted ...
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... capturing it twice . On each of these occasions a slight tap near , but not on , the head appeared to paralyse it , as it seemed for some time quite dead , though on reaching home some hours afterwards it had quite recovered and was as ...
... capturing it twice . On each of these occasions a slight tap near , but not on , the head appeared to paralyse it , as it seemed for some time quite dead , though on reaching home some hours afterwards it had quite recovered and was as ...
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