////. IHIHIUAOU, OR BOA <v.\ >//;/ I OR. 



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of one hand by placim; tli- nther over it. If i- said that the Snake am be removed from \in 

 prey by sei/in- it l.\ the tail, ami thus unwindim: it. Moreover, a heavy blow on the tail, or 

 rutting off a few JWt of the extremity, is the U-st way of disabling the iiinii-t.-i f"i the time. 



lllis creature is rather \ariaMe in it- coloring, the locality having prolal-lv xnn.- intlii-nc. 

 in this respect. Oen-nill\, it is rirh rhofolutc-bn>wu. \\ith tiv.- .Ink streaks on the top and 

 Rides* of the head, a aeries of large and i-itln-r narrow dark rings along the bark, and two 

 rows of dark spots on the sides. Sometimes a n umber of large spots are seen on the bark, 

 and white streaks on the sides. In all th.- m. mltera of this genus, the binder limbs or 

 "spurs" of the male are larger and stronger than in the female. 



ANOTHER American species, the DOG-HEADED BOA, or BOJOBI (Xipkotbtna canlnum), is 

 notable for the formidable armament <>f t-'th which line the mouth, and the iM-autiful green 

 color of its skin. A- ;- the case with all the Itoidie, this species is only found in tin- hott*t 

 parts of the country, and is most plentiful in Brazil. It may be known from the other species, 

 partly by its green color, partly by the deep pita on the plates that edge the lips, and partly 

 by the regular ring of scales that surrounds the eye. This Snake is sometimes called the 

 AKARAMBOYA. 









now come to the Boior ACF, or true BOA CONSTRICTOR, a title which i indifferently 

 applied to all the family, and with some degree of approiiriat'n"s. inasmuch as they all kill 

 their prey by pressure or constriction. 



This mairniticent reptile i- ;i native of Southern and Tropical America, and is one of those 

 Serpents that were formerly held sacred and wor.hii-i>-l with divine honors. It attains a 



