NATURAL IIISTORV VOCAIUTLARV 521 



REPTILES, &c. 

 Snakes 



Kali (kali) Snake ,<fenerally. 



Fowa-ngeyaknina (fowa- A small snake with bi<f head, llearl 

 ngeyakome) bright green. Upper p;irt 



body green with bluish-black 

 bars. Rest of ))ody an un- 

 certain green. Very long tail. 

 ( Thelolornis kirflandi.) 



Gooko (gookoi) . . . Small fat snake, grey with brownisli 



bars. Bite may kill in twenty- 

 four hours. {Dipsaf/omorphuti 

 ptdrej'ulenfu^.) 



(luru (gurui) or Gni-n J^lack cobra, grows up to 6 feet. 



(gurni) Has whitish-red discoloration 



on throat. Very deadly. 



{Nam ni(jnc(jUis and vielano- 



/I'lira.) 



Kenji-guli (kenji-guli) . Tree col)ra. Poisonous. Grows up 



to 6 feet. Green, and towards 

 tail green and brown. So 

 called from its likeness to 

 " kenji," the seed cone of the 

 Eqfia vinifera. {Dendraspdx 

 ciridis.) 



Kpiti-bfimbo (kpiti- />//." Grass-bnmboi." Some green- 

 bomboi) or kpiti- ish on back, some blackish- 



hu-l)r)mbni l)lue. (irows up to 3 feet. 



Under this name are classed 

 Lycophidium fascAatum, Boodon 

 lineatus, and Simocephalus 

 poensis. 



Kuli (kuli) .... A greyish-green mottled snake up 



to 6 feet. [Dipmdomorplinx 

 hlandinyi.) 



]\laha-gali (maha-gali) . lAI. " King-snake." Saiil to grow 



3 feet, thick as a man's arm. 

 Harmless. Eats ants. Like 



