Vol il h Mifcellama Curiofa, ^ 5 ^ 



The Corn-Snake^ moft like the Rattle-Snake 

 of all others in colour, but the Checkers are 

 not fb regular, neither has it any Rattles : 

 They are moft frequent in the Corn-Fields, 

 and thence I fuppofe fb called;, the Bite is 

 not lb venomous as the Black-Snakes* 



The Water 'Snaks-^ a fmall Snake, I never 

 faw any of them above a Yard long, though 

 I have fometimes feen Forty or Fifty at once ^ 

 they are of an ugly dark blackifli colour : 

 They fay, they are the leaft Venomous of 

 any. 



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