its CERASTES, Oil HORNED SNAKE, 
481 
L* |''■>n^ecliateIy covered up in the basket, the specta- 
'j*ble to fatal accidents. Among mj drawings is 
laiai 2 \mong iijy arawings is 
diii ' I ^ Capello, which danced for an liour on the 
' Miii I WHICH aanceci ror an Hour on me 
*0 oK ^ painted it ; during which I fiequently handled 
rOservo 1 *i,„ i 
9^serve the beauty of the spots, and especially the 
nv» ^ 1 . _ j 1 . _ , 1 1 .• . t . • . . 
L.,W .-■tJlJl.-,, UlIU esj 
;i|ts hg . the hood, not doubting but that its venomous 
'i ''’i' 111 Previously extracted. But the next morn- 
ly^c iii servant, who was a zealous Mussulman, came 
'V ^'■ai.se T*’ desired I would instantly retire, 
Almighty for my good fortune; not under- 
% ''?li'" -^jungniy lor my good lorrune ; not under- 
^ told him that I had already per- 
blv , . “5> ■* liuu uuu X uHu aireaay per- 
*'dl(i and had not so many stated prayers 
..X- , . . Mahomed then informed 
prophet. 
tv. ''ed „"'^tile purchasing 
^ '® itian who had I 
^ some fruit in the bazar, he 
°n the preceding 
!a^s.’ tj‘ttertainiug the country people with his dancing 
V'''^ aro'^^'^’ ®‘^‘^°rding to their usual custom, sat on tlie 
either from the music stopping 
\ ^ "’liid' ?*' irritating the vicious 
'( ^ often handled, it darted at the throat 
HviNt hajf ™an, and indicted a wound of ivhich she died 
^ for n..--''’'’ Mahomed once more' repeated his 
and recorded me 
, - —V.V 4 X. 
and lhank.sgiving to Alla 
nar as a lucky man.” 
iSr. cerastes. 
OR HORNED SNAKE. 
i] ^ri 
*''■ • f^'Cniw species Is a native of many parts of Africa, and 
f ^ . rja[ive or many parts c 
d^t i,j jbt in Egj'pt, Syria, and Arabia. It is about 
p.^'^Stli, and is distinguished by a pair of horns, 
v'V, • th situated above the eyes, and pointihg 
^ I SIr . ese hnrnc In,,/. • _ 
iV • tlip 1 ’ “‘’'Uarna anove me eyes, and pointihg 
V ie to th “cf ‘""’y analogous in their 
v’Pos'^titisidn^ horns of quadrupeds, and arc by no means 
^’^ht of otfensive or defensive 
N t[^ felt7 9’crease, however, the natural antipathy so 
W.b the serpent tribe, : • ■ - 
>01 OrdUlarv 
('It ortf H lue, and give the animal a 
‘hve'ad appearance of malignity. Its bite is 
since, exclusively of the general danger 
v,V'‘g acptu ’ '’“IOC, exclusively ot u 
't reptile, and 
'VC^'iIe 5 - ®®«sses a propensity to snri 
“ propensity to spring sudden 
tp^^^^ce, and assail without provocation 
H 
thus irritating it 
spring suddenly to a 
those 
'Oos tp Approach it. “ When,” Mr. Bruce observes, 
^tirprise anyone, the Cerastes creeps with his 
