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Of Serf ems. 
Part I. 
fomewhat after the manner, as in divers other Indian Ser- 
pents. Towards the Head it is fomewhat llenderer, than 
about the middle $ where it is in compafs, half a yard. 
'Tis almoft feven yards long. See the Defcription of the 
Serpent in Pifo. He is of all other kinds the greateft. Eut 
not fo venimous, as are many others. I have now at home, 
faith Bontius, the. Skin of a Serpent (of this kind) twelve 
yards long, which I kjUd in a Wood in Java. And, that 
in that Kindgom , was one taken thirteen yards and \ 
long, with a Boar in her Belly $ of which, being boyl'd, 
(*)Hift.Nat. the general D. Petrus, and others did eat a part, (a) And 
(WLib?i4« J 0 ^' ^ e ^ aet ' re P orts > Q>) That in Rio de la Plata, a Pro- 
c. 1. vince of the Weft-Indies, there are fome quatuor Orgyas longi, 
and fo big, as to fwallow a Stagg whole, horns and all 
Of fuch kind of Serpents, fee alio Marcm Paidus Venetm, 
Itiftrata* m& Athan. Kircher. (c) 
This Serpent, fays Pifo, will thruft his Tail up a Mans 
Fundament, and gird him about the middle till he kills 
(d) Hift* N. hi m . (d) Yet is it probable, that they communicate no 
Venime by their Tail, but only are fo cunning as to ufe 
that way, whereby to take the fafter hold. Not only the 
Natives, but the Hollanders that live amongft them, make 
co ibid. t j iem p art Q £ t j ieir f QQ ^ ^ 
The SKIN of the I BIB AB OCA. AnotherSer- 
pent of Brafile, fo called by the people there. Tis a foot 
round about, and almoft three yards and half long. His 
last j e colours, originally, are white, black, and red. (/ ) Of all 
Ux\ul m the kinds of Serpents, his Bite is the moft pernicious, yet 
Cg) ibid, worketh the floweft. (g) Tis healed by a Cataplafme made 
Pifo. of the Head of the Serpent, (h) 
Two SKINS of the fame kind, about eight feet long 5 
and with their colours elegantly chequer d, as in the 
former. 
The SKIN of a RATTLE-SNAKE 5 a Serpent 
fo called, from the Rattle at the end of his Tail. By the 
Natives of Brafile, B O I C I N I N G A. Well defcribed 
by Francifcm Ximenez^-, and from him by Joh.de Laet. 
But his Rattle is no where well pictur d. Neither doth 
XimeneZj or any other Author obferve the true itrudture 
of it. 
It is compofed of about 8, 10, or 12, fome times, as 
this 
