248 . VENOMOUS ANIMALS 



Elaps corallinus Wied, the coral snake, with black and red bands 

 separated by narrow rings of a yellow colour, is found in Columbia, 

 British Guiana, Venezuela, and Brazil. 



Fig. 36. — Bungarus ceylonims Gunthek. 

 This is the Cara walla of Ceylon. 



The Sepedons are hooded snakes like cobras {Sepedon hceniachates 

 Lacep. of South Africa), and are supposed to throw their venom 



Fig. 37. — Hydrus plaiurus Linn^us. 

 This is a typical sea-snake. Note the flattened spotted tail. 



so far that there is a danger of it getting into the eyes of animals 

 and human beings, and causing severe conjunctivitis. 



