. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE COMMON ASP, OR GHERS^A. 109 extracted. But in any otise it woulil l)e necessary to handle the really poisonous reptile for the purpose of effecting the exchange, and, in my opinion, the necessary rough handling of the creature would be a matter of no small danger. Bruce enters into this subject at some length, and records the result of a long series of experiments in a form which, though very interesting, is now so familiar as to need no quotation. That in many instances the poison-t
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE COMMON ASP, OR GHERS^A. 109 extracted. But in any otise it woulil l)e necessary to handle the really poisonous reptile for the purpose of effecting the exchange, and, in my opinion, the necessary rough handling of the creature would be a matter of no small danger. Bruce enters into this subject at some length, and records the result of a long series of experiments in a form which, though very interesting, is now so familiar as to need no quotation. That in many instances the poison-teeth of venomous Serpents have been extracted, in order to allow the performer to play his tricks with them without harm, is very well known, but the fact of acknowledged and detected imj^osture does not invalidate the reality which is clumsily imitated by pretenders, any more than a forgery disproves the existence of a genuine document. More will be said on this subject when we come to the different species of cobra. The Cei"astes usually lives in the driest and hottest j)ai"ts of Northern Africa, and lies half-buried in the sand until its prey shall come within reach. Like many Serpents, it can. HORATTA PAM—-EfcAts carinala, endure a very prolonged frost without appearing to suffer any inconvenience ; those kept by Bruce lived for two years in a glass jar withoat partaking of food, and seemed perfectly brisk and lively, casting their skins as usual, and not even becoming torpid during the winter. The color of the Cerastes is pale brownish white, covered irregularly with brown spots. Its length is about two feet. Passing to another genus of venomous Snakes, we come to a rather pretty little Serpent, an inhabitant of India, and called by the natives Hoeatta Pam {Echis carinata). It is said to be very dangerous in spite of its small dimensions, and to require a double dose of Sei-pent medicine in order to counteract Xha effects of its poison. Its color is grayish bro
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