Ifzi The Natural Hiftory 



and thir ft after the Blood of breeding Women : and 

 they report, that if a Woman, or but her Cloaths 

 do touch this Creature, ftie will afterwards prove 



barren. 



7. The Fork-tail* d Lizzard. Refembles in alj 

 Things the Houfe Lizzard, except his Tail, which 

 ends in two ftrait Horns. 



8. The Long-tail' d Lizzard. Is no thicker than 

 one's little Finger ; its Belly white with bloody 

 Spots, its Back finely ftrip'd and waved with Specks 

 between. 



9. The Spotted-tailed Lizzard. Is waved on the 

 Back with brown Lifts, and has four Spots on the 

 Tail. 



10. The Small Venomous Lizzard., Is four or five 

 Inches long ; it's brown markt with white Lines 

 mixt with yellow. 



iiv The Coral Snake. Is two Foot long, and as 

 thick as one's Thumb, it's alternately fpotted very 

 elegantly with white, black and fcarlet ; the firft 

 and laft are edged with black : it's venomous. 



12, The Frog Snake. From his Food \ he is fe^ 

 ven or eight Foot long, and as thick as a Man, is 

 taper and ends very lharp he is Olive coloured., 

 with a yellowifh Belly. 



13, The Great Goat-fnake. Becaufe fo large they 

 can fw allow them whole, being above 8 Foot long, 

 and 1 5 Inches about \ finely markt with black and 

 white: its Flefh is eaten. 



14, The Horn-bellied Snake. Near fix Foot long* 

 and half a Foot about * it has near its Vent two 

 imall Bird-like Claws. 



15, The Houfe-fnake, Its Belly white, and Back 

 Iron coloured * about 3 Foot long, and two Fin- 

 gers thick : thefe deftroy the Hens Eggs. 



1 6, The Green Houfe-fnake* About as thick as 

 ones little Finger, and 2 or 3 Foot long \ has a, 

 largq Mwth 5 and is very poifongus, 



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