The poor goat, in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last \ it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently... Natural history. Reptiles - Page 178by Philip Henry Gosse - 1850Full view - About this book
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...its grasp, after it wa* apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously u unfold himuelf, till the goat fell dead from his monstrous embrace, when he began 10 prepare himself for thejeast. Placing his mouth in the front of the head of the dead animal, he... | |
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....in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,... | |
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...ia the meantime, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,... | |
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...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-slifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired. The snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,... | |
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...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last \ it expired. The...snake, however, retained it for a considerable time in its grasp, after it was apparently motionless. He then began slowly and cautiously to unfold himself,... | |
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...in the mean time, continued its feeble and half-stifled cries for some minutes, but they soon became more and more faint, and at last it expired, The snake,...for swallowing it. Placing his mouth in front of the head of the dead animal, he com. menced by lubricating with his saliva that part of the goat; and then... | |
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