Quote by: Henry Walter Bates

Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no fatal accident happened during the whole time of my residence.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry Walter Bates
  • DescriptionEnglish naturalist and explorer
  • BornFebruary 8, 1825
  • DiedFebruary 16, 1892
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer; Entomologist; Zoologist
  • AwardsFellow Of The Royal Society