. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. HEAD OF CORAL SNAKE. The fang formation of this North American serpent demonstrates its relationship to the Cobras. thus producing several wounds from each. The duration of the biting movements may be from one to several seconds, depend- ing upon the state of the reptile's irritability. A man wearing ordinary summer underclothing and a thin suit without, might consider his limbs protected from a Cobra's fangs, as the latter would be too short to penetrate the several thicknesses of thin cloth, unless the garments fitted very tightly, and
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. HEAD OF CORAL SNAKE. The fang formation of this North American serpent demonstrates its relationship to the Cobras. thus producing several wounds from each. The duration of the biting movements may be from one to several seconds, depend- ing upon the state of the reptile's irritability. A man wearing ordinary summer underclothing and a thin suit without, might consider his limbs protected from a Cobra's fangs, as the latter would be too short to penetrate the several thicknesses of thin cloth, unless the garments fitted very tightly, and the snake secured a most favorable hold. It has been observed that a Cobra is unable to kill an angora guinea pig except when the serpent grasps the animal by a limb or by the nose. When seized by the body, the poison is expended in the fur of the animal, the fangs being too short to reach the flesh. Bitten animals die quickly from what appears to be a rapid paralysis, during which there are but slight struggles, and they appear to sufifer but little Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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