Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 784
ks being obliquely crosswise tothe direction in which the reptile is headed. Thispeculiar arrangement is probably the only wayby which a snake, on sand, could obtain any greatdegree of speed. A few snakes in other parts ofthe world use the same odd means of locomotion,but it is noticeable that… … A SIDEWINDER READY FOR BUSINESS bounds, like the uncoilings of a steel spring. Asthe mamba is a much larger reptile than the side-winder, this is a rather horrifying idea, and seemsto offer the material for a first-class nightmare. As I guessed, the sidewinder travels only atnight or early morning…
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