414 SPECTACLE SNAKE. 



above the vent. The bitten snake soon lost its 

 former activity, and, when put under a glass, 

 coiled itself up. In this state it was left, and 

 after an hour and a quarter was found dead. On 

 opening the belly, the parts immediately beneath 

 the bite appeared much inflamed, though it could 

 not be discovered whether the fangs had pene- 

 trated into the cavity. 



A Cobra de Capello, received by Dr. Russel 

 from Ganjam, under the name of Saltanag, was 

 made to bite another remarkably large Cobra, 

 brought from the same place, under the name of 

 Coultiah. The poison was shed on the place, but 

 no marks of fangs could be perceived, and the 

 Coultiah remained as well as before : this experi- 

 ment was repeated with the same result, though 

 a little blood as well as poison was found on the 

 part bitten. 



Some days after this, a Cobra de Capello (of 

 the variety called Coodum Nagoo) was made to 

 bite the Coultiah on the belly : both fangs visibly 

 acted : blood appeared on the wound, but no other 

 consequence followed. A Tar Tutta, bitten im- 

 mediately after in the same manner, died within 

 two hours. 



Chickens and pigeons, bitten by a Cobra de 

 Capello, whose fangs had been eradicated, suf- 

 fered no symptoms of poison ; but when poison, 

 taken from the same snake, was inserted into 

 their bodies, either by incision or puncture, they 

 suffered the usual symptoms, and very often 

 died. 



