 The snake continues at the bottom of the tree, with its eyes fixed on the squirrel, and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person accidentally approaching may make a considerable noise, without so much as the snake's turning about.  Amphibious animals - Page 83by William Bingley - 1805Full view - About this book
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...approaching may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake,...little animal then, with a piteous cry, runs into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions of Lacepède,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1833 - 570 pages
...approaching may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake,...reception. The poor little animal then, with a piteous cry, mus into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 546 pages
...turning about. The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake, whose month is already wide open for its reception. The poor little animal then, with a piteous cry, runs into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions of Lacepede,... | |
 | Popular encyclopedia - 1846 - 886 pages
...approaching may make a considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about. The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake,...little animal then, with a piteous cry, runs into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions ofLacepede,... | |
 | Francis Lieber - 1851 - 544 pages
...approaching may make considerable noise without the snake's so much as turning about. The squirrel always comes lower, and, at last, leaps down to the snake,...little animal then, with a piteous cry, runs into the snake's jaws, and is swallowed at once.' " Doctor Barton then combats the suppositions of Lacepede,... | |
 | Edmund Fillingham King - 1859 - 360 pages
...still lower. Hie snake continues at tie bottom of the tree, with hie eyes fixed on tiie squirrel, and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person...so much as the snake's turning about. The squirrel oomes lower, and at last leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already distended for its reception.... | |
 | 1860 - 478 pages
...still lower. The snake continues at the bottom of the tree, with his eyes fixed on the squirrel, and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person...last, leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already distended for its reception. Le Vaillant confirms this fascinating terror by a scene he witnessed.... | |
 | G. Garratt - 1862 - 462 pages
...still lower. The snake continues at the bottom of the tree, with its eyes fixed on the squirrel, and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person...much as the snake's turning about. The squirrel comes AA 4 lower, and at last leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already distended for its reception.... | |
 | William Bingley - 1871 - 1056 pages
...still lower, The Smke continues at the bottom of the tree, with his eyes fixed on the Squirrel ; and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person...about. The Squirrel comes lower, and at last leaps clown to the Snake, whose mouth is already wide open for its reception. The little animal then with... | |
 | Thomas Harper - 1884 - 444 pages
...still lower. The snake continues at the bottom of the tree, with its eyes fixed on the squirrel, and his attention is so entirely taken up, that a person...last leaps down to the snake, whose mouth is already distended for its reception. Le Vaillant confirms this fascinating terror by a scene he witnessed.... | |
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