Snake. It is faid however to be fometimes caught by 
the Indians, and after having its fangs drawn, to be 
in fome degree tamed, fo as to be taught to throw 
itfelf in&3 various fantaftic attitudes, as if dancing; 
and in this condition is often exhibited in India as a 
{hew. The very Angular mark on the neck is' much 
more apparent in fome fpecimens than in others. 
The colour alfo of the whole body is deeper or lighter 
in different fpecimens. It grows to the length of fome 
feet. 
Refle&ing on thefe horrid natives of the hotter re¬ 
gions of the globe, we may congratulate ourfelves on 
our own happy ftate of fecurity, and may well be 
willing to prefer the rigours of a northern winter, with 
a temporary lofs of vegetation, to the continued 
warmth of climate, and ever-blooming verdure, which 
diftinguilh the beautiful regions of both the Indies ; 
where alas ! the incautious traveller may meet with 
fudden fate in the midft of the molt enchanting fcenes 
which nature can difplay. 
