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in his hand, and threw it on the ground, exclaiming 
to his family, ‘ 1 am killed, and there is my mur- 
derer !’ 
8. “ In such an extremity, remedies were in- 
stantly applied ; his arm was tied up near the shoul- 
der, and the wound was bathed with oil. He felt 
the most various and dreadful symptoms for several 
weeks together, but, by the help of a strong consti- 
tution, he at length recovered.” 
THE GREAT BOA. 
9. The ground colour of the body of this enor 
mous serpent is yellowish-gray, on which is distrib- 
uted, along the back, a series of large, chain-like, 
reddish-brown, and sometimes perfectly red varia- 
tions, with other small and more irregular marks 
and spots. 
10. The Boa is the largest of all land serpents, 
How is the Great Boa described ? 
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