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Of SERPENTS. Des SERPENS. ca 
Ave feen in Carolina eighteen or nineteen BOYS FEO’ AT vit dla Caroline dix huit cu dix neuf ef 
orts of Serpents; whereof fou of the y peces de Serpens ; dont quatre font des Viperes, 
Viper kind, the others of the Snake kind. @& les autres des Serpens. Lon fait affe 
It is well known, that the moft diftinguith- que ce qui carattert/e particulterenicht les Vi 
ing characteriflicks of the is, that %™, pre es Serpens, cclt qu Viveres met~ 
SS it brings forth ‘ young alive ; a Cie f e. W\tia tent bas leurs petits vivans, & que les Serpens 
@ 29764 the Snake, ce it lays eggs out of which EXD EASES pondent des cufs, dont leurs petits éclofent en 
afterwards hatc But, befides this eae oe Mais outre cette difference, la Vipere a de longues dents 
enc the Viper has long = w fangs or tusks, with an “canines cruefvs, avec un orifice frés de leur pointe, au travers dus 
near the point, eae which they inject their a a Bes leur poifon quand éles mordent: leurs autres dents 
e ey bite; its other teeth are like thote of font femblables iF gs = autres Serpens : outre cela j'ai obfervé 
kes: befides which, I have obferved the following ex+ —/es marques exté utes: = 53 ere le cou menu, la téte 
; Viper hath the neck fmall, the head large ek drenducs, les écatlles e corps de la Pe 
$3 th 
broad, the cheeks extending wide, their fcales rough, the eff court, & fort pais: clle-eft lente cn fs mouvemens, © peut 
body fhort and thick in moft ; is flow of motion; can fwell  enfler fa téte © fon cou quand elle eft irritée: elle a leregard laid 
i les S nt la , 
his head and neck when ate hat afpect terrible = & terrible, au lieu que les ae: ae menue, le corps long, 
and ugly: whereas Sn: akes he head {mall, the body  @& les écatlles liffes, qwils font agiles, ont Le re x. Tous 
long, the fcales fi th; are nimble, and of a armlet les Serpens en général, Viperes & autres, ont des langues forchuess 
o 
s {moo an n he {s ; or, 
afpeét. All Serpents, as well Vipers as Snakes, have forked — gui leur fervent @ attraper les infectes, dont ils fe nourriffent. 
tongues, W hich ferveto catch the infects they feed on; when Quand ils fe a furpris, ils lancent cette langue hors de veut 
they ar’  titsbe they thruft them out of their aoe and —_gueule, n Lagita 
fhake t 
Po CAUDISONA ” Oe ep 
e Rattle-Snake. Serpent 4 Sonnette. 
F ips Vipers, | the - Rattle Soak is moft formidable, peng. ne poet es Viperes, celle qu’on appelle le Serpent a Sennette, fila plus redoubtable, parce 
4 “| th the largeft I ever faw, oe el lee x i Fels Gla ples teri pee 
eight n length, weighing between eight and nin e caus This mas Ceres CG Le EH & pefoit entre huct “neuf livres. Ce 
monfter was cig into as houfe of Colonel Blake of Carolina; and hadc de ied oY may a ot & ly auroit crtaintiert 
tainly taken his abode there uhdifcoVered, had nee - e dotneftick nichts ass : ae hi ae omefliques n’avoient pas alarm 
: He ifeh ille par leurs ¢ € td 
alarmed the fa ae th hogs, dogs, a oultry oe me tia: in 
united in their hatred (i a thew ereaine leurs plumes 5 £2, 1 lero lupe nation A 
rangeoint 
Oe és an nd feathers ; and, a “their ae and salen dant fur- we : S ae Ihr sc i -. 
im, but caref ae Pp while he, regardlefs of their prifeit Tews menac fe “e rampit Naor a ef pas rare _° voir venir ipl Eueiie 
creslly glided flowly alon meis de Feur 
It is not uncommon t them come into houfes ; a very exelney dans la maifon de la méme perfonne que je wiens de citer: Bae 
, /, By 7 V8 hy {7p Li cs , 
inftance of which aay : myfelf in the fame ster bea i, 8 houfe, fpenem. : : fs eee apr f ; « pergitt; * Mae 
month of February, 17233 the fervant, Jant la couverture, un Serpent & Sonnette, replie ex 1 1 t 
(but a few minutes after I left it) on t 1g af he cloath eee 
ff feh 
aN a -: J, L ie }. . 
are the moft inadtive and flow maa Soak of all ce aud are oo be int de tous tes Strp moins &S les plus he j ; 
ee except in what they prey 3 for, u nle! fs the ey 2 e di- pee: q ” A ! @, sg vans a poe on ne leg 
dye warni fhak Je gti quand on tes GAG ue, ‘elle UIA 
ee vey we a nO, ay ae when brow 1 ad ing | Y, 5 per ee, en agitant ee (6) : tae: 
er mmor ly venomous 
ne ae As ene i eee at Pale oe are (ths Fe being gene- oa les plu lus wvenimenx de tous les nae, qui ie “trowcent dans cette oles te 'Ameriques 
2 s font des bleffa 
. Aaenor Ge ; f Ve t cs 
rally ae re iD = : £ the tl nde oe Vi plus profondes, Gils 9 j pli g 4 enin 5 ery ne vois pas pours 
cape) at I know not why V ipers may” / ip pas auffi veni 
R attle- Beare if as big of the fidie oie “auf grande Apelp ; eet ake UAIIES ie 
d alike i The moft eka ae the Indians feem bik Teint ee Tees Been 
to it is to en the es which, i ina flig he bite, has fometimes a a good la page cela pace rufa un bon oe quand la blefis By B bs gull 
}, Ps EE Pameciien f 
dan 
ques, 
the ae ere « bit ife fc which they pretend will effect le TH’ di Hl ont au i qi lques racines, avi 
the cure 5 aoe a kind of Afarum, commonly called Heart-Snake roots, guérir: eae ie t ‘ < 4 s A bats “appellé coins 
a kind of Cr Ce cos called St. ae oon and fome o thers 5 bur St. Antoine, EF guelgues autres SE ile Bie ryfanthemum ippell 
5 ntoin quelques aut : oes 
that ee, they rely oft, and which m li reufes qu'on fi i pene a gee ie 
dndians carry dry i in their! pockets, is a fm all esas root, which they pro- P yf alas See de 
lans le befoin, il . 
cure from the remote parts of the See this the ey chew, and iwallow the Nisa ks bei, Fo eyed 4 h 2 us conta en avalent 
ply ; ving ndians, Lak) PREY Be ep ANE pant earitcoup ue, age avec les inden 
jul &o 
ee frequent ‘opportunities of 2G oe direfil effedis of the bites: of thefe en pouvoir douter, gue les effets / ys hae a alm 
Snakes, it always feemed and de rons, pluté dol ai ‘ ise ies oe re 
attributed to the fe their remedies, | is. owing mote ie the force of mature, or 7 oe vit des gens, qui Ja ; ihe 
The erfon piu Wears lath ee apres gue ete anes Mai. j vee farce 
thus bit, J have known to furvive without any affift many hours ; but fe geil f ine arte la mort eft & fi jubite 
Pee nti Dota dannlene and pricks ques’ LATIN dd : he f hes facet connoiffent 
avein o BS (ee death enucen ; andthat, as I have often for Hi lefs cA ia ee BGs ‘ f he 
than two min The Jndians know their deftiny the inihute they are bit; a : ed "efforts de ene inutiles. “ils Me trouvent 
and, when th I foci ve it mortal, ae no peeede edi ye . etcils in aepentirtr plas pee Ss ee da a Lea a oo fy pe pou egpecs er le poifon 
2 te t it out, Dee é t far 
vain, If the bite ae on ina flefhy part, they immediately ¢ out, to la morfure faite pa I ; us es see Le 
To ould heartily with, é qu ell id en Ang! } ; wviperes ordinairess 
ht | d fi enom of 
nee te as it hath a found in England to have had ae © poifon 
of the common Adder. : ; F 
THE colo ur of the head of this Rattle-Snake is brown; the eye red; the Ce Pacuil ri die, 
pr low. ae marked with Aste marque en Pars ee a rapes noires 8 a, vee vt py: rune, &F 
ts 
broad black lifts. “The me is of a brow. colour, compofed of feveral EP ae wat 
re ornyy membrancous cells, 0 } fig Rhraniane arti- oft pir amida: eS on ondée : elles font Don peoitees hes oe dans Ves ages ae forte que la pointe dé 
& aini de 
that the point of fi | h WE Ges 
autres caltelartieulation p bias up dejen, denne la liberté aux 
the bafis or protuberant ring of . thi . and {c f : : GRETA ES ULES ie ae 
very loofe, gives ee to the parts of Be ells the are Be ted within the fA oa tay Spee Hick oe tfonna 
outward rings, and fo = to caufe the rattling ae Witiclentodie tie conformation. a ‘ ies “id 
t- =° . . 
rep] > which is he 
a ae that we frat fia the See appe: = 
Tue char commonly ca nee, or stiralive powe er this Snake is ce qwton dit de ce Sep ga Ui laibsbotmed een: 
"id to have pee ; g ceanimals eo them, is ieee meres ing ae come on ee ou Pe vertu at alii les animaux pour 
in America; as for my own part, ee iy. ae aGtion ; but a great many fy oe 3 ma 
ftom whom I have had it ted, all agree in the manner of sha Ss ee ; gud pen ai ne fa recit, conviennent was far lavaanereds nee ane 
which is, that the animals, particularly birds and fquirrels (which principally niaux, difent ils, écurenils, dont ces § Seren fin tear 
i) wee ctpale nour GLa nent cut pas plutot apergu un, 2 
are their prey) no f r fpy the Snake than t {ki m {pray to {pray, Be 1G appre 9 ae anc tee 
(. a ee: 
regardle(s ¢ y nt da danger def 
bovstilis a Seproagiine gradually nearer their enemy, reg rdlefs of ra se ih rardifinarnt, iafltidind pee de ime ce Sodas eo 
danger 5 but with diftra acted gestures ane outcrics defend, though from op a ae je ‘au Se pent qui onwre Ja gueuley les prend, & lez avales dans Vinflants 
me the fo ftie f t trees to the e€ mo ome e the Snake, who opencth his j oe takes 
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