Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 85
very dangerous and in great rage,swift flight. It clings to the side of the chim- The hog-nose snake fills itself with air tillney or interior of a tree by its sharp claws, using twice its natural size, erects its expanded neckits spine-tipped tail as a support. and head, and utters a long-drawn,… … THE CHIMNEY-SWIFT. icjoi. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 655 dart out the harmless little tongue as if it werea dangerous little spear or stinger, and coil,when closely pressed, as if ready for fight. Inmany cases they deceive in this or a similarmanner. Probably only a few of the youngfolk…
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