

CHAP. X. 



AN ACCOUNT OF CUNJOORS [SNAKE CATCH- 

 ERS,] AND THEIR METHOD OF CURING 

 THEMSELVES WHEN BITTEN BY VENOM- 

 OUS SNAKES, ALSO A SHORT DESCRIPTION 

 OF THE FORMATION OF THE TEETH OF 

 THESE ANIMALS, AND SOME ANECDOTES 

 RESPECTING THEM. 



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 ap- 

 pearance of these reptiles. 



I had not been long in India, before I most 

 sensibly felt this, and my thoughts were a good 



