Serpens mfignusIndidOrientalis, Uro-h^^b^^Utm deghtiens» 23 



quod ex.Pofridonioquidamreferunc, deglutire queancjme- 

 rito dubicacur ; auc lalcem in monflrofbrum plane ordinem 

 talesreponendiforenc; qualemfuifleen: credibilc Africanum 

 illum, cencum & viginci pedum iongicudinemexcedencem, 

 non nifiincegri exercicusR.omaniconflicl:acioneincerfe£l:um> 

 cujus 5 ex Tuberonis fide, Auks Ge/lim lih.o. Noct. Atttc, cap^s. 

 meminic, acque ex MegaftheneP//V////f Hij}, natur. lib, 14. 

 Fidem aucem pene fiiperac ferpensilleNorvegicus, inrupi- 

 bus & cavernis penes oras maris Bergenfium videndus 3 ab 

 Olao Magno memoracus Uh.zi^de gentib.Seftentr. cap. ^.^^t^m 

 vafteemolis, ucducencorumpedum &ampliusIongicudinem5 

 & viginci pedum crafilciem aequarec. De Indiee camen Orien- 

 talis Serpencibus Georg, Anderfen infuo Itiner. Or. c^p. 6* oiwo^nrv^i 

 fcribic, incegros homines in JaVcemajoris infula ab ipfisde- 

 gluciri* In infula Ceram ferpencem viginci cres pedes Jon- 

 gum nzzdi^^itVolqti' Iverfen, uid. ejm Itiner^Or^cap, 4, in in- 

 fiiLi Ceylonicaferpenceso£to> novem&decemulnarumlon- 

 gicudine dari ^ Phil. Bald^ms in defcriptJnfiU ilHmcaf. $2. re- 

 ferc 5 in Java camen & Banda majores efle , capcumque ibi 

 fuifle, quimagnumcervum, hicvero, qui incegram femi- 

 nam deglucierac. In provincia Carajam maximos nafci fer-. 

 pencesj tV2idit Ai^rc.Paulu^Venet, lib. 2^ de reg^ oricnt, cap.^o, 

 quorum quidaminlongicudinedecempaflAis, & cralTicie de- 

 cem palmos^quenc. Quales in occidencali India reperian- 

 Tur, O. Ddpfery^ indefrift^Amer. recenfec^ in Brafilia inpri- 

 mismaxima^crafllciei^cviginciquacuor pedum longftudinis ^ 

 ierpencem 5 Boiguacu diftum > lib. caf.4^ & in provincia 

 Q\\\S\c(ip canca:molis ferpencesdefcribens 5 ucincegros ho- 

 mines&cervos deglucianc, quod ctid.m P ht/* Pig^fei-t^i , apud 

 ^oh, I-abrurrj Lyncin hifl. nftt, Mexic.pag.ySj. de ferpencibus ^ 

 regni Congi in Africa habec, fa^peaccidere, fubjungcns , uc 

 cibo nimium repleci, quafi ebrii reddancur^ & in ibmnum 

 maximum quinque vel fex dies continuos durancem inci- 

 danc? ica uc vel puer eos occiderc valeacs qualem corporeai 



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