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... heaths ; its food , therefore , with us probably is for the most part the sand - lizard . " A correspondent ( Zool . , ' 9559 ) states that Cor- onella lavis emits a strong odour for defence ; but Dr Blackmore ( Zool . , ' 9735 ) says ...
... heaths ; its food , therefore , with us probably is for the most part the sand - lizard . " A correspondent ( Zool . , ' 9559 ) states that Cor- onella lavis emits a strong odour for defence ; but Dr Blackmore ( Zool . , ' 9735 ) says ...
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... heaths , and that more careful observation may lead to its discovery elsewhere . " Apparently Berkshire is not the only locality which the smooth snake has at one time inhabited , only to disappear subsequently , for in ' Science Gossip ...
... heaths , and that more careful observation may lead to its discovery elsewhere . " Apparently Berkshire is not the only locality which the smooth snake has at one time inhabited , only to disappear subsequently , for in ' Science Gossip ...
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... heaths , and especially on chalky soil such as is found in parts of Kent and Dorset . But there are three kinds of places in which adders like to lie above all others . These are , first , on the edge of a " ride " which has been cut ...
... heaths , and especially on chalky soil such as is found in parts of Kent and Dorset . But there are three kinds of places in which adders like to lie above all others . These are , first , on the edge of a " ride " which has been cut ...
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... Ring snake . In the district of Bloxworth it comes up from the woods and heaths in considerable num- bers every summer to deposit its eggs in fermenting heaps of dead leaves and other vegetable refuse . It 258 CHANNEL PROVINCE.
... Ring snake . In the district of Bloxworth it comes up from the woods and heaths in considerable num- bers every summer to deposit its eggs in fermenting heaps of dead leaves and other vegetable refuse . It 258 CHANNEL PROVINCE.
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... heaths , where it is often mistaken for the adder , and suffers accordingly . It is of a browner hue than the common ... heaths than on the heaths themselves . Its length is from 18 to 24 inches . " - Reptiles of Dorset , ' by Rev. O. P. ...
... heaths , where it is often mistaken for the adder , and suffers accordingly . It is of a browner hue than the common ... heaths than on the heaths themselves . Its length is from 18 to 24 inches . " - Reptiles of Dorset , ' by Rev. O. P. ...
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