Common Snakes in India
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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
51.
CONTENTS.
Page
Treface
. .
.
.
. .
i
—
1
ii
CHAPTER
The
snake's place in nature
.
I.
.
.
.
CHAPTER
i)escription of the typical snake
,
II.
,
.
2
CHAPTER
III.
. ,
Variations from the typical snake as just described
8
CHAPTER
'The four groups of snakes
.
,
IV.
,
, ^
9
CHAPTER
Full description of the
V.
.
.
common snakes
.
10
CHAPTER
How
to distinguish
VI.
. ,
between poisonous and non-poisonous snakes
47
CHAPTER
How
to " spot
"
VII.
.
a
common snake
.
.
50
CHAPTER
"Some general remarks about snakes
.
VIII.
.
, ,
55
Appendix.
New and
Index
old nomenclature of the head shields
.
.•
61
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,,
..
.,
,,
i
—
iv
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."
From
qL666 .06C39 191^ ««
:S^BII^
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
51.
CONTENTS.
Page
Treface
. .
.
.
. .
i
—
1
ii
CHAPTER
The
snake's place in nature
.
I.
.
.
.
CHAPTER
i)escription of the typical snake
,
II.
,
.
2
CHAPTER
III.
. ,
Variations from the typical snake as just described
8
CHAPTER
'The four groups of snakes
.
,
IV.
,
, ^
9
CHAPTER
Full description of the
V.
.
.
common snakes
.
10
CHAPTER
How
to distinguish
VI.
. ,
between poisonous and non-poisonous snakes
47
CHAPTER
How
to " spot
"
VII.
.
a
common snake
.
.
50
CHAPTER
"Some general remarks about snakes
.
VIII.
.
, ,
55
Appendix.
New and
Index
old nomenclature of the head shields
.
.•
61
,,
,,
..
.,
,,
i
—
iv
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."
From