In article , martin
writes
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:26:39 +0200, martin wrote:

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:07:32 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

In article , martin
writes
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:14:59 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

snakes are legless amphibians?

Snakes don't have legs and do swim. I've seen grass snakes swimming in
the Thames.

But they're not apmhibians.

Some snakes are.

They may be amphibious in the colloquial sense (like DUKWs) but they are
not a member of the Amphibia, any more than a whale is a fish.


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Kay Easton

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