Vf».i^99. 
Land and Water^Serpents. 
as few of thefe Creatures fly at a Man, or 
hurt him but when he comes in their Way. 
’Tis about 14 Inches long, and about the 
bignefs of the inner joint of a Man’s mid- 
dle Finger ; being of one and the fame 
bignefs from one end to the other, with 
a Head at each end, (as they faid ; for I 
cannot vouch it, for one I had was cut 
fhort at one end) and both alike in fhape 
and bignefs ; and ’tis faid to move with 
either Head formoft, indifferently ; whence 
’tis called by the Portugueze^ Cobra de dos 
Cabefas, the Snake with two Heads. 
The fmall black Snake is a very veno- 
mous Creature. 
There is alfo a grey Snake, with red 
and brown Spots all over its Back. ’Tis 
as big as a Man’s Arm, and about ^ Foot 
long, and is faid to be venomous. I faw 
one of thefe. 
Here are two forts of very large Snakes 
or Serpents : One of ’em a Land-fnake, 
the other a Water -fnake. The Land- 
fnake is of a grey colour, and about 1 8 or 
20 Foot long: Not very Venomous, but 
Ravenous. I was promifed the fight of 
one of their Skins, but wanted opportu- 
nity. 
The Water-fnake is faid to be near 56 
Foot long. Thefe live wholly in the Wa- 
ter, either in large Rivers, or great Lakes, 
and prey upon any Creature that comes 
within 
