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snake/' which had been just killed at the farm 

 of GiHlariobv, upon ;i ''flat" nrnr thf; rivor: it 

 was of a shining, silvery, black colour above ; 

 the {£bd«)mi^ ydiig ^1% mi t it me^^nin^dl l^i^ 

 fe$fe md fli half in teogtfe^ und at its largest 

 cumference, tliroc inches : it was a male spe- 

 cimen. Tlic stomach was filled with a quantity 

 of green frogs with golden spots ; (the Rainette 

 ^fc3ri|^'«>fPerou?) some having tlie appearaofit of 

 brfiig jctfet swallowed, whilst ofch^ half di- 

 gested ; tliere was also a mass of digested mat- 

 ter, in whirl] the remains of fron-s could be dis- 

 tinctly seen. This snake appears to be a species 

 of the genus ^^Acanthophk*" By the natives of 



Hie ^* htmn snake/' whieli 1 e««ll!:ti^l0d^ is 



also venomous, and, according to popidar opi- 

 nion, the effect verv danoevous njton the human 

 constitution. The specinuin measured nearly 

 Hire feet iii tmgfk, mi 4t its largest 



circumference ; the upper part of the body 

 of a brown colour, (from which no doubt Its 

 name is derived, ) with a few light shades of 

 black ; the abdomen was of a light, bluish black. 

 lu ike ^bounteli wer^ fdund sm^ei^ Kdf-rdige&ted 

 lizards^ Jasul c^atility •of worn^Sj which itt some 

 parts had even perforated tli^ eoats ; (m a further 

 examination, tlie lunga were aUo found per- 



