The Natural History of Reptiles, and Serpents, EtcC. Bentham, 1821 - 178 pages |
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Page 12
... persons from whom it was accus- tomed to receive attention . Whenever the good old lady came in sight , who had waited on it for more than thirty years , it always hobbled , with all the alacrity it could use , towards its benefactress ...
... persons from whom it was accus- tomed to receive attention . Whenever the good old lady came in sight , who had waited on it for more than thirty years , it always hobbled , with all the alacrity it could use , towards its benefactress ...
Page 15
... person who was willing to satisfy his ap- petite at the risk of his life , eat of it ; seized with a violent vomiting and purging ; but his constitution overpowered the malignity of the poison . he was { These , however , are a ...
... person who was willing to satisfy his ap- petite at the risk of his life , eat of it ; seized with a violent vomiting and purging ; but his constitution overpowered the malignity of the poison . he was { These , however , are a ...
Page 22
... person could suppose any relation- ship existed between them . The Tadpole ap- pears to consist merely of head and tail , the former large , black and roundish , the latter slender and bordered with a broad transparent finny margin , At ...
... person could suppose any relation- ship existed between them . The Tadpole ap- pears to consist merely of head and tail , the former large , black and roundish , the latter slender and bordered with a broad transparent finny margin , At ...
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... persons in the country , who live in the neigh bourhood of marshy lands . In the fens of Lin- colnshire , in England , these animals have , in consequence of this noise , received , among the common people , the appellation of Dutch ...
... persons in the country , who live in the neigh bourhood of marshy lands . In the fens of Lin- colnshire , in England , these animals have , in consequence of this noise , received , among the common people , the appellation of Dutch ...
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... persons were supplied who brought them to the market ready for the cook . The Edible Frogs are caught in various ways : sometimes in the night , by means af nets , collecting together round the light of tor- ches carried out for the ...
... persons were supplied who brought them to the market ready for the cook . The Edible Frogs are caught in various ways : sometimes in the night , by means af nets , collecting together round the light of tor- ches carried out for the ...
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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