The Natural History of Reptiles, and Serpents, Etc

afterwards animal appeared attacked become birds bite Black Snake boat body Cape Ann Catesby caught Cerastes Chameleon coiled colour Common Viper Coraline covered creature Crocodile darted deposits discovered distance drupeds earth eggs eyes fangs feet long female flesh frequently Frog grass green green Turtle Guana half head hole hour inches Indian inhabitants insects instantly jaws kill kind leap legs living Lizard tribe lying manner Martinique motion mouth moved Musidora nature nearly neck negroes never Nimble Lizard observed pain pears perceived person poison prey Rattle-snake reptile resembling retreat river round Salamander says Sea Serpent secretary bird seems seen seized serpent shell skin sometimes soon species spots spring supposed surface SURINAM TOAD swallowed swelling tadpole tail taken teeth thirty throat tion Tis green Toad tongue torpid Tortoise Tree-Frog trees Turtle twisted venomous Viper weather whole worms wound young