A TAME TUATERA.
Is a great acquisition for a greenhouse, feeding on slugs, beetles, and all noxious insects.
Tuateras have been exceedingly scarce of recent years, and in view of their scientific interest, and the risk of their possible extinction, are now protected by the New Zealand Government. Among the multitudinous gifts of which their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales were recipients during their recently accomplished world-embracing tour, a pair of living tuatera lizards formed one of the most singular and highly prized contributions accepted from the loyal New Zealanders.
Photo by H. G. F. Spurrell, Esq.] [Eastbourne.
DARK GREEN SNAKE.
A native of Italy and other countries bordering the Mediterranean. Accredited with a particularly fierce disposition.
CHAPTER V.
SNAKES.