Herpetology n. The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure, classification, and habits.
... not going to encounter the rattlesnake— the most terrible of all reptiles.' But the constrictor understood one chapter of herpetology better than we—for the next moment we saw him drop to the ground; and, almost as quick as thought, appear lapped in sable folds around the speckled body ... — The Desert Home - The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid
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