The Natural History of Reptiles, and Serpents, EtcC. Bentham, 1821 - 178 pages |
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... young reader . The Frog is the only animal in the collection which is found in Ireland . Amongst the re- mainder , the Viper and the Toad , together with one or two kinds of harmless Ser- pents and the Nimble Lizard , are natives of ...
... young reader . The Frog is the only animal in the collection which is found in Ireland . Amongst the re- mainder , the Viper and the Toad , together with one or two kinds of harmless Ser- pents and the Nimble Lizard , are natives of ...
Page 10
... young ones , when they first come into the world , are not bigger than a walnut . This small species , which is sometimes met in a domesticated state , often arrives at a great age , even beyond the period of a century . One of these ...
... young ones , when they first come into the world , are not bigger than a walnut . This small species , which is sometimes met in a domesticated state , often arrives at a great age , even beyond the period of a century . One of these ...
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... young Frogs have entirely laid aside their tadpole shape , they quit the water , and soon afterwards emi- grate into the woods and meadows . The com TM mencement of their journey is always in the evening . They travel all night , and ...
... young Frogs have entirely laid aside their tadpole shape , they quit the water , and soon afterwards emi- grate into the woods and meadows . The com TM mencement of their journey is always in the evening . They travel all night , and ...
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... young Indian that he could not overtake one of them , provided it had two leaps beforehand . They carried a Bull Frog , which they had caught in a pond , into a field , and then let it go.The fright , and the Indian who endeavoured to ...
... young Indian that he could not overtake one of them , provided it had two leaps beforehand . They carried a Bull Frog , which they had caught in a pond , into a field , and then let it go.The fright , and the Indian who endeavoured to ...
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... young animals are frequently to be seen in a moist summer's evening , crawling up , by myriads , from fenny places into situations somewhat more dry . There , having found out a retreat , or each having formed one for itself , they lead ...
... young animals are frequently to be seen in a moist summer's evening , crawling up , by myriads , from fenny places into situations somewhat more dry . There , having found out a retreat , or each having formed one for itself , they lead ...
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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