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the general colour, and fometimes the whole body is of the colour of the belly, a fine* 
glofly, purplifh-blue, very deep, and approaching to black. 
It* is frequent under warm hedges, and on heaths: common TaUad-oil, applied exter¬ 
nally, and at the fame time fwallowed internally, has been found to be a remedy for the 
mifchiefs occafioned by it’s bite ; but, before this was publickly known, we have feldorn 
met with any fatal confequences from it’s bite, tho’ country labourers have often 
fuffered it. 
The other fpecies of the Coluber are very numerous: they are, 1. The Coluber, with 
the fcuta of the abdorhen two-hundred and fifty, and the fquammse of the tail thirty- 
five, called the lemnifcata. 2. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen two-hun¬ 
dred and nineteen, and the fquammas of the tail one-hundred and ten. 3. The Ceneo- 
atel , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen two-hundred and twenty, and the 
fquammse of the tail one-hundred and twenty-four. 4. Th e Apachycoatl, or Coluber, 
with the fcuta of the abdomen two-hundred and feventeen, and the fquammse of the 
tail one-hundred and eight. 5. The Petola , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdo¬ 
men two-hundred and nine, and the fquammse of the tail ninety. 6. The Coluber^ 
with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and ninety-fix, and the fquammas of the 
tail fixty-feven, 7. The Nhia , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred 
and ninety-tree, and the fquammse of the tail fixty. 8. The Annulata , or Coluber, with 
the fcuta of the abdomen a hundred and ninety, and the fquammse of the tail ninety- 
eight. 9. The Anguis fEfculapii, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and 
ninety, and the fquammae of the tail forty-two. 10. The Coluber, with the fcuta of 
the abdomen onC-hundred and eighty-four, and the fquammae of the tail fifty. 11. 
The Si bon, or Coluber, with the icuta of the abdomen one-hundred and eighty, and 
the fquammse of the tail eighty-five. 12. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdo¬ 
men one-hundred and fixty-five, and the fquammae of the tail twenty-four. 13. The 
Ahcetulla , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and fixty-four, and 
the fquammse of the tail one-hundred and fifty. 14. The Hippo , or Coluber, with 
the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and fixty, and the fquammae of the tail one- 
hundred. 15. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and fifty- 
five, and the fquammae of the tail ninety-four. 16. The Coluber, with the fcuta of 
the abdomen one-hundred and fifty-two, and the fquammae of the tail one-hundred and 
thirty-nine. 17. The Cobeila , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred 
and fifty, and the fquammae of the tail fifty-four. 18. Th z JEfping, or Coluber, with 
the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and fifty, and the fquammae of the tail thirty- 
four. 19. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and forty-two, 
and the fquammse of the tail feventy-four. 20. The Ammodytes , or Coluber, with the 
fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and forty-two, and the fquammse of the tail thirty- 
two. 21. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and twenty-eight, 
and the fquammse of the tail forty-fix. 22. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the ab¬ 
domen one-hundred and twenty-four, and the fquammae of the tail fixty. 23. The 
Cyaneus , or Coluber, with the fcuta of the abdomen one-hundred and nineteen, and the 
fquammse of the tail one-hundred and ten. 24. The Coluber, with the fcuta of the 
abdomen one-hundred and eighteen, and the fquamms of the tail fixty-one. 
To thefe we are to add a number of others, whofe fcuta and fquammae have not 
yet been counted, but which may be ftill difiinguifhed by expreflive names,\\ 25. The 
brown Coluber, with the black and yellow belly, called the Water-viper. 26. The 
thick and fhort, flat and broad-headed, black Coluber. 27. The deep brown, large 
Coluber, with large fcales. 28. The brown Coluber, with the reddifh belly, called 
the Copper-bellied Snake. 29. The extreamly long and llender Coluber, wish the back 
of a bright green, and the belly blue. 30. The large greyifh-black Coluber, with the 
fcales oblong and pointed. 31. The little, very flender, brown Coluber, with tranf- 
verie broad breaks of blackifh on the back. 32. The very long and flender, brown 
Coluber, with two longitudinal lines of yellow on the back, and with a bluifh- 
grey belly. 33. The long and flender Coluber, with the back of a pale olive, fpotted 
with black, and the belly of a greyifh-blue, fpotted in the fame manner. 34. The 
large bluilh Coluber, with annular marks, and fome irregular fpots of yellow, called the 
Chain-lnake. 35. The greenifh Coluber, with a bright ridge on the back, and with 
feveral black fpots along the fides. 36. The very long and flender Coluber, all over of 
a brown colour, called the Coachwhip-fnake. 37. The red Coluber, variegated with 
flefh colour and brown, called the Corn-fnake. 38. The thick and fhort Coluber, 
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