76 Messrs. T. L. Brunton and J. Fayrer on the [Jan. 22, 



12.39. Almost paralyzed ; mouth now closed ; head lying on the side. 

 The body is swollen where bitten. 



12.43. Dead 7 minutes after the bite. This snake was peculiarly 

 active and vigorous though innocuous. 



Exp. e. A green whip-snake (Passerita mycterizans\ somewhat smaller 

 than the former one, was bitten in the body by a Daboia at 1.40. 



1*45. Almost powerless. It gradually became more and more ex- 

 hausted, gaped like the one bitten by the cobra, and at 2.2 it was dead 

 22 minutes after the bite. The Daboia had been in confinement for some 

 time and was probably exhausted. 



Exp./. A small rat-snake (Ptyas mucosa), about 2 feet long, was 

 bitten by a Bwngarus cceruleus 42 1 inches long in the muscles of the back 

 at 1.8 P.M ; blood drawn. 



2.30. Sluggish ; has lost all its vivacity. 



8.25. Found dead 7 hours and 17 minutes after the bite. 



The occasional escape of an innocuous snake after the bite of a poison- 

 ous one is illustrated by Experiment g. Several others were made 

 with a like result. 



Exp. g. A full-grown rat-snake (Ptyas mucosa), about 8 feet long, 

 was bitten by a fresh cobra about two thirds grown and about half its 

 own size. About 13 minutes after the bite it seemed restless and un- 

 easy, but remained perfectly active, and was perfectly well on the third 

 day after the bite. 



The power of one venomous snake to kill another appears from the 

 following experiments. 



Exp. Ti. A Bungarus fasciatus, nearly-full grown, was bitten by a 

 very large and powerful cobra 5 feet 8 inches in length. It was bitten 

 twice, about 8 inches from the head, at 12.22 P.M. The cobra took firm 

 hold and implanted the fangs deeply. It seemed to be unaffected ; and 

 22^ hours after the bite it still seemed \vell ; but it died about the 29th 

 hour. 



Exp. i. A Bungarus cceruleus, 28 inches long, was bitten by a very 

 large and powerful cobra. It died in 40 minutes, presenting the same 

 symptoms as those of an innocuous snake killed by a cobra-bite. 



Exp. j. A young and very small, though lively, cobra, 14 inches long, 

 was bitten in the muscular part of the body by a large krail (Bungarus 

 cceruleus}, 48 inches long, at 12.50. 



At 1 P.M. the cobra is very sluggish. 



1.8. So sluggish that it moves with difficulty and can be easily handled ; 

 it makes no effort at resistance. 



1.20. Apparently dying ; movements scarcely perceptible. 



1.22. Dead 32 minutes after the bite. 



