 | Amasa Delano - 1817 - 622 pàgines
...lte the most spiteful of any reptile whatever. Sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...three minutes, appearing so angry that their mouths, beads, and necks, appeared to quiver with passion ; when by the least touch of a stick against their... | |
 | Richard Brookes - 1832 - 864 pàgines
...any reptile whatever. Sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near aa almost to touch, and stand in that position for two...with passion, when, by the least touch of a stick ag.-iinst their necks or heads, they would shrink back in an instant, and draw their necks, heads,... | |
 | Alexander George Findlay - 1851 - 782 pàgines
...be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever. Sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...to quiver with passion, when, by the least touch of n stick ngainat their heads or necks, they would shrink back in an instant, and draw their necks, heads,... | |
 | 1889 - 116 pàgines
...be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever ; sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...of a stick against their necks or heads, they would sink back in an instant and draw their necks, heads and legs into their shells. This is the only quick... | |
 | William Healey Dall - 1913 - 660 pàgines
...be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever ; sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...of a stick against their necks or heads, they would sink back in an instant, and draw their necks, heads, and legs into their shells. This is the only... | |
 | California Academy of Sciences - 1926 - 686 pàgines
...be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever ; sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...of a stick against their necks or heads, they would sink back in an instant, and draw their necks, heads, and legs into their shells. This is the only... | |
 | 1926 - 1230 pàgines
...be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever ; sometimes two of them would come up to each other in that manner, so near as almost to touch, and stand...of a stick against their necks or heads, they would sink back in an instant, and draw their necks, heads, and legs into their shells. This is the only... | |
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... that was new to them, or met each other, they would raise their heads as high as they could, their necks being nearly vertical, and advance with their mouths wide open, appearing to be the most spiteful of any reptile whatever ; sometimes two of them... 