The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
REr1CuLATED PYTHON.

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REr1cu1ATEp PYTHON.
A very handsome species is the rhinoeeros
on Pe It's nose. It is most Beautifully coored
| when freshly emerging from its cast skin. but
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attain 2 length Of more than six feet. and Is
ysry deadly animal ,in v,,ore !, 1rai. ona ia
that known as the Tic-poIonga or Daboia. or
Russell's viper: it is o very venomous animal.
Joseph Fayrar tells US:
fowls bitten by this snake expired in from .hrtynye
70 dogs IN
horse ss 20 in ;s eleven and haurs
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apsSy s0' The bsbe,s IS nocturnal in habits
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fierce and en on s%a such
mice and frog. mon, i !; "a
lived 70, whole year INV w,,hou, foot o.
anu venomous to tho last.
IL extends to Burmah and Siam as we'll as
Ceylon. II not also to Sumatra and Java, In
1900 S feet. fhe other Ind ian viper " e6rinej
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longing n to distinct genus is the Eshi: It Is
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smalier than the paboia. being less than TWEEN,
ty-seyen inches long. AZ to this animal. Sir
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MT a. snake at ALL t. a ias
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which there are various other species. It need
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We would. however. entreat such Of our
readers as live in the country to use their
Useful little ten animal is indeed useiu asa as
and other similar creatures noxiou. to yese:
tation. It differs from all ssEP9ents IN that It
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wide cape and distensiblc mouth.
agree with this lesess lizard in the latter alter
and SO a gr Is well at Snce
ermay srasps mes into Wheh
the whole 0phldian order is Invisible. We
have seen that the common snake and our
viper are representatives Of two snake families:
c com snake is tyne 81 ali the harmless
venomous ones. Such asupposition. however.
would be erroneous Poisonous serpents do
not by natural
tlnct families, Of snakes must be supposed to
have acquired the power OF poisoning and the
lsae Quito separatSly ThIso thsTeto@r e.'1 Is
very striking illustration of tho occur
similar g structures Thus the fsmS to Wick
the ringed snake belongs-the COluGrida CON
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case with the family e which the famed rattle:
the curious family q seasnakesoth s'? Hy See
p,dT On the Gther hnnd the family Of boas
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like snakes with small mouths-the blind
snakes ilrphiop,dgl and the earthIsnakes-
aT, called rough-Aiis Or shield-tails-f Oro-
The worm like snakes are also called bur.
surface Of the GROUND and rarely appear "bove
WITH hs habit t Hs Mf boas s0 Cyl IN
pointed in front. and a short but strong tall
They are enfased in dense armor Of smooth
belly as we'll as on the back and sides. As
and there arc few teeth: in some forms tie
sdeptulous. Their food mostly consists Of
grubs. worms, and burrowing insects. They
Inches long. though some forms attain two
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and RIo one inha y CyP2Fas and Greece;
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press the tip Of its tai. firmly against the fin-
gers, TO the terror Of those who hold It.
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The iough.tails are also cylindrical and
much like the blind snakes, but have the tail
very short. SO that the hind part Of their body
Z appears abruptly cut of Terminating, as
neven 70 TWENTY-FIVE inches, The whole group
u confined to the mountainous regions OF
INDIA and Ceylon. Mr.. Bouenger tells us that
are co ddaHg ssd
debted for the discovery Of the great majority
81 the known species. obtained most OF Ills
2peeeflmens from under logs and large stones
~ tne forests; but some are also found On the
found abontthe roads. They are oyovtviparons.
and Ivy almost entirely upon earth worms"
!, Ife family OF boas and pythons INCLUDES All
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TIE boa constructor. which 10 found IN the New
Norld only; ranging from Central Americn TO
southern Brazil. and may attain q isngth
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the trustees OF the British Museum. The boa
aud It's allies arr entirely confined 70 America,
Australia, and the tropical Pacific islands The
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md differ Ia this respect from other serpenta
The ordinary non-poisoaous sSrpents. Ike
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