A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Napier's rods
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A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each
divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the
multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of
logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and
division.
Napier's rods meaning & definition 1 of Napier's rods.
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