wt INVGT L Si A 
The Chain-Snake. 
ES Ee ae HIS Serpent was of the fize 
ESE of the fioure ; it was the onl 
Wis oO ae y) y 
©? one of the kind I ever faw, 
* nor was it known to any of 
“® the inhabitants I fhewed it to. 
Therefore as it wanted a name, the beft I 
could think of was, that of Chain-Sriakee’ 
from fome refemblance of a chain that 
feems in many places to environ the body, 
though thefe marks extend but half-way 
round ; the belly being marked as the 
piece Eat off reprefents. The colour of 
this Snake was of a dark dusky blue, except 
the chain-like marks of the back, whic 
were yellow ; as were likewife ford {quare 
{pots on the belly; the angular form of 
its lips were fingular. It feemed not to be 
of the Viper kind. 
Frutex Lauri 
Hal S$ ae is a native of Virginia, ae 
gTOWS wet {wamps and ftanding waters 
it rifes from oe ground with m 
‘The leaves are sted alternately an inch from one 
another, and are in fhape like thofe of a Bay, ftiff 
and fhining : at the pedicles of the leaves grow the 
flowers, which are tubulous, of a pale red colour, 
and fet on ftalks two or three inches long. 
flowers are fucceeded by {mall conic feed-veffels 
about the fize of large peas, which, when ripe, 
open in two parts, and difplay many {mall black 
feeds. It retains the sees all the winter 
NAN CO UL OA Vs 
erpent a Chaine. 
CARA Serpent ctoit de la gran- 
ype deur de la figure: c ‘oft le 
g feul de Jon efpece que Saye 
} jamais vil; &P il n’étoit con- 
PSS vu d aucun des habitans, a 
qu Z le oe voir: ainfi comme il n’avoit 
point de nom, le plus convenable que jaye 
pu imaginer, of celui de Serpent a@ chaine, 
@ caufe de fes marques, qui en plufi curs 
endroits reffemblent a@ une chaine qui en- 
toure Son corps, quot quelles ne Sétendent 
a la moitié de fa groffeur, le ventre 
étant marqué comme la piece qu’on en a 
coupée le fait voir. La couleur de ce 
Serpent eft un bleu fale foncé, hors les 
marques du dos, qui reffemblent a@ une 
chaine, qui font janes, de mime que 
quelques taches quarrées du ventre: la 
forme angulaire de fes leores eft finguliere. 
Il ne paroit pas etre de Pefpece des Viperes. 
longiore folio, 
ee Arbriffeau ef ag ie 2 de la Virginie, & 
croit dans des ma Y des eaux sploeg il 
fort de terre avec a curs tiges, & séleve a la 
hauteur de huit ou dix pies: il off dec iid rou- 
gedtre : fes feuilles font placees alternativeme & 
éloignce s dun pouce ; elles font a peu pres Goapele 
a celles du laurier, roides & luifantes. Ses fleurs 
naiffent proche des pédicules des feuilles : elles font tu 
buleufes, d’un rouge pale, & 
longues de deux ou 
petites ie coniques, de la &rofeur aun gros pois, 
gui, lorfqw elles font mires, s ouvrent, & font voir 
un grand nombre de petites [ehenene noires, Cet Ar- 
brifeau garde fes feuilles tout 1 Hiver. 
