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canary-yellow. On section it is almost triangular in shape. It 

 has a stumpy tail, and for this reason it has been misnamed the 

 two-headed snake. It may drop on to one's head from above 



Croialus confliientus (Pacific or mottled rattlesnake). 

 (After Baird and Stejneger.) 



at any time. The N. bungarus, or king cobra, has killed 

 taking an average over eight years, 19,880 persons and 2,100 

 cattle per annum. In 1889 it killed 22,480 persons and 3,793 

 cattle. 



