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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



COBRA-DE-CAPELLO. 



The Harlequin Snake, or Coral Snake, {Elaps fulvms), 

 represents a genus which contains many species, though but 

 few of them occur in America. 



The King Cobra, {Naja bungaris), from the Malay Penin- 

 sula, often called Snake-Eating Cobra, is the most dangerous 

 of all serpents, because it is the largest and the most ath- 

 letic of the venomous species, and for its bite there is no 

 effective antidote. It feeds only on living snakes. The fine 

 specimen exhibited is about ten feet in length, and has 

 thriven ever since its arrival in 1899. 



The Cobra-de-Capello, {Naja tripudians), of which some 

 fine specimens are shown, is the terror of India, where it 

 kills between 18,000 and 20,000 people per annum! This 



