Project Gutenberg 2016-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 157 Hopley, Catherine Cooper Jones, Sarah L. 01001188 Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, MWS, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Snakes: Curiosities and Wonders of Serpent Life" by Catherine Cooper Hopley is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the anatomy, behavior, and cultural perceptions of snakes, aiming to change the often negative connotations associated with these reptiles. It serves as both a factual exploration and a defense of snakes, showcasing their unique features and importance in nature. At the start of the book, the author explains her motivation for writing about snakes, acknowledging the traditional fears and misunderstandings surrounding these creatures. She recounts various anecdotes from her encounters with snakes in the wild, illustrating the misconceptions that people hold about them. Through vivid descriptions, she highlights the unique adaptations of snakes, particularly their feeding mechanisms, and sets up her intention to provide readers with a greater appreciation for these reptiles, countering deeply rooted prejudices with scientific insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animal behavior Snakes QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1406741 1406409 2024-09-22T06:36:15.645709 2023-09-23T05:11:32.043233 text/html text/html 1354062 2016-09-27T13:50:40 text/html 1364786 2016-09-27T13:57:27 text/html application/zip 1535017 2024-09-22T06:36:41.682568 application/epub+zip 1535109 2024-09-22T06:36:20.348705 application/epub+zip 600664 2024-09-22T06:36:17.965689 application/epub+zip 1936896 2024-09-22T06:36:56.360981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1845500 2024-09-22T06:36:39.018622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920532 2022-09-24T06:01:32.403628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1085418 1085189 2024-09-22T06:36:10.810732 2023-09-23T05:11:27.197200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1085223 2020-06-13T23:08:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 416485 2020-06-13T23:08:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17993 2024-09-22T06:36:56.539980 application/rdf+xml 25609 2024-09-22T06:36:18.279673 image/jpeg 3539 2024-09-22T06:36:18.123684 image/jpeg 1383365 2024-09-22T06:36:15.897753 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog