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Maccourracourra, as it is called by 

 the Indians, is a very beautiful, but fa- 

 tal Snake to thofe it bites. It is about 

 three feet long, and fomewhat fmaller 

 than a mae's finger. The head is long 

 and llender, and the upper jaw is armed 

 with two long fharp fangs. The colour 

 of the head is fcarlet, and the body is 

 decorated with annular bands, or cir- 

 cles, of fcarlet, purple, and milk white 

 colours, difpofed alternately, from the 

 head to the end of the tail. 



The Whip Snake is about fix feet long, 

 and but little larger than the ftem of a 

 tobacco-pipe. Its belly is white, and its 

 back is a light dull blue. Its body is 

 tough and fibrous, like the lafh of a 

 whip, but its bite is faid to be harmlefs. 



The Caruna is a flender Snake, about 

 two feet and an half long. It is largeft 

 near the middle, and the neck is very 

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