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The Snakes of Europe

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The Snakes of Europe

George Albert Boulenger

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How do you tell a harmless grass snake from an adder before it is too close? Boulenger, one of the great herpetologists, lays out the skin, skeleton, teeth, and venom apparatus of every European species, then guides identification in the field. Coloration, senses, and habits fill the later chapters. A clear, careful handbook to the serpents of a continent.

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20 chapters

  1. 1THE SNAKES OF EUROPE
  2. 2PREFACE
  3. 3CHAPTER I DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
  4. 4CHAPTER II EXTERNAL CHARACTERS—INTEGUMENT
  5. 5CHAPTER III COLORATION
  6. 6CHAPTER IV SKELETON
  7. 7CHAPTER V DENTITION
  8. 8CHAPTER VI POISON APPARATUS—DIFFERENT KINDS OF POISONS
  9. 9CHAPTER VII NERVOUS SYSTEM—SENSE ORGANS
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII VISCERA
  11. 11CHAPTER IX ORGANS OF REPRODUCTION; PAIRING; OVIPOSITION; DEVELOPMENT
  12. 12CHAPTER X HABITS
  13. 13CHAPTER XI PARASITES
  14. 14CHAPTER XII DISTRIBUTION
  15. 15CHAPTER XIII SNAKES IN RELATION TO MAN
  16. 16First Family: TYPHLOPIDÆ
  17. 17Second Family: BOIDÆ
  18. 18Third Family: COLUBRIDÆ

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