CHAP. XL 



AN ACCOUNT OF CUNJOORS (SNAKE CATCHERS), 

 AND THEIR METHOD OF CURING THEMSELVES 

 WHEN BITTEN BY VENOMOUS SNAKES; ALSO 

 A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMATION OF 

 THE TEETH OF THESE ANIMALS, AND SOME 



ANECDOTES RESPECTING THEM. ANOTHER 



ANECDOTE. 



THE immense number of venomous snakes in all 

 parts of India, are a vast check to the enjoyment 

 of every person residing there ; to the timorous, 

 apprehension and fear attend every step ; even 

 within their houses there is danger of meeting 

 with them ; and the most courageous and strong 

 minded, cannot help often feeling uneasy at the 

 unexpected appearance of these reptiles. 



I had not been long in India, before I most 

 sensibly felt this, and my thoughts were a good 

 deal occupied with the subject ; and when in 

 Calcutta general hospital in 1790, I took Fontana 

 as a guide, and employed two men, denominated 



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