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SNAKKS. 



forateil by, and had attacliiMl to tlieiii, a luimbcr 

 of tlii'sr worms, varvinu; tVniii oiir and a ludf to 

 two iiiclic??. in Icngtli, aud of a bright red culour : 



I pressed ikmkg ti^^ex with ^ Ittzigs, in 

 spirits, and ^ttlimt6 tliemu«^^jia of the Royal 



College of Siirgeoii.^j in London.* 



There is another dangerous snake, ealled 

 ** yellow snake" by the colouists, and Jaruk " 

 hy Ihe Itm m^t^ : it iLttains ^ large size, and 

 hm the le^mtaiiiai ^>f l^ag wy ?j^)M)itto«Sj 

 the bite producing aluajQal immediate death. f 

 The most ileadly snake in appearaiiei-, and I l>e- 

 lieve also in ett'ect, is one of hideous aspect, 



«all0d hy thei mM&t$i^$ adder," 

 hy th^Yift ft«tiVie& Tammiii/* htm ^vinf a 



^Illldl IPStV^ process at the extremity of the tail, 

 or, more correctly, the tail terminatintj.' smhlcnly 

 in a small curved extremity, bearing some re- 



* Both the black and liron n snakes take to the uater uii 

 the appearance «f danger; indeed they evidently procure 

 #te1r wo^ ffdtn 1!h^ b^iik^ stt^ifms, xasy h& dahsiiimi 



botli land anil water snakes. 



•j- From the following paragrapji, copied ^oni the '* Sy4i3?y 

 Hernld* aewspaper, the bite of thra repiH^ ^ois A6t pt<fv^ B(» 

 "anniediately fetal as had been represented to me. 



« The overseer of Mr. Cox, at Mulgoa, a few days suice, 

 was bitten by a ydhw make. The piece was cut out, but 

 the unfortunate man stil! remains in a dangerotiis state," — 



