5° 
Of Serpents. 
Part I. 
fomewhat after the manner, as in divers other Indian Ser¬ 
pents. Towards the Head it is fomewhat flenderer, than 
about the middle; where it is in compafs, half a yard. 
’Tis aknolt feven yards long. Seethe Defcription of the 
Serpent in Pifo. He is of all other kinds the greatell But 
not fo venimous, as are many others. Ihave now at home' 
faith Bontius, the., Shin of a Serpent (of this kind) twelve 
yards long , which I kill’d 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, 
(a) Hift.Nat. the general D. Petrus., and others did cat a part, (a ) And 
(«Lib. 3 i 4 . 3 o!) - de Laet. reports, (/;) That in Rio de la Plata , a Pro- 
c. i. vince of the Wefl-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 alfo Marcus Paulws Venetus, 
china and Athan. Kircher. (c) 
This Serpent, fays Pifo, will thrall his Tail up a Mans 
Fundament, and gird him about the middle till he kills 
(d) Hid. N. him. (V) 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 falter hold. Not only the 
Natives, but the Hollanders that live amonglt them, make 
0) ibid. t ] iem p art 0 y t j ic j r f ooc j ( e ) 
The SKIN of the IBIBABOCA. Another Ser¬ 
pent of Braftle, fo called by the people there. ’Tis a foot 
round about, and almoft three yards and half long. His 
Laet./ram jt colours, originally, are white, black, and red. (/) Of all 
Lerius. the kinds of Serpents, his Bite is the moll pernicious, yet 
(g) ibid, worketh the Howell, (g) Tis healed by a Cataplafme made 
(b) Pifo. of the Head of the Serpent. (A) 
Two SKINS of the fame kind, about eight feet long j 
and with their colours elegantly chequer'd, as in the 
former. 
The SKIN of a RATTLE-SNAKE; aSerpent 
fo called, from the Rattle at the end of his Tail. By the 
Natives of Braftle , B OICI N IN G A. Well defcnbed 
by Frandfeus Ximenegg and from hint by Joh.de Laet. 
But his Rattle is no where well picturd. Neither doth 
Ximeneg, or any other Author obferve the true itructure 
of it. 
It is compofed of about 8, io, or 12, fome times, as 
this 
