Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 732
through his closed hand thismotion can be very plainly felt. It is in thisway that a snake climbs directly up a tree, thescales catching on the little inequalities of thebark; but, sometimes in order to get a better hold, the body is bent back and forth into theshape of several letter Ss joined… … A SNAKIi, SHOWING THE RHS-noXKS throwing the body into a series of curves, theribs propelling, while the scales on the underside prevent the creature from slipping back-ward. If placed on a plate of glass, wherethere is little hold for the scales, it is somewhatdifficult for a snake to crawl. 556…
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