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SNAKES

THE COMMON SNAKES
OF

INDIA

AND

BURMA

AND HOW TO

RECOGNISE THEM

BY
"W.

H.

CAZALY,
MAJOR,

B.A., M.B., B.S., d.p.h.
I,

M.S.

ALLAHABAD THE PIONEER PRESS
1914

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CONTENTS.
Page
Treface
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CHAPTER
The
snake's place in nature
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I.

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CHAPTER
i)escription of the typical snake
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II.

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2

CHAPTER

III.
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Variations from the typical snake as just described

8

CHAPTER
'The four groups of snakes
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IV.
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9

CHAPTER
Full description of the

V.
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common snakes

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10

CHAPTER
How
to distinguish

VI.
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between poisonous and non-poisonous snakes

47

CHAPTER
How
to " spot
"

VII.
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a

common snake

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50

CHAPTER
"Some general remarks about snakes
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VIII.
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55

Appendix.

New and
Index

old nomenclature of the head shields

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PREFACE.
An
explanation and even an apology

little

book.

The

latter especially, since I

would seem to be required for this have not any very extensive or all scientific

knowledge

of snakes
I

and nearly

my

information has been derived
;

from other books. arrangement of the

have made no new discoveries

all

that

is

original

is

the

facts.

So much fact, for the apology.

The explanation and it is

justification like to

lie

in

the tell that sort I

think most people, when a snake
;

is killed,

be able to

what

it is

or at

any rate whether

poisonous or not.

I had this desire so strongly

when I

first

came

to India that I

bought Dr.

Nicholson's book on " Indian Snakes, " and later on of welcomed the publication

Major Wall's book on

" Poisonous Indian Snakes."

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