Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal Institution in the years 1806 and 1807 . harmless Snakes: andis distinguished by having the under part of thebody as far as the tail furnished with broad undi-vided plates, while the under part of the tail iscovered with divided ones. Of the poisonousanimals of the genus Coluber, one of the mostremarkable is the C. Naja or Cobra de Capello,a native of many parts of India, and not less poi-sonous than the Rattle-Snake in America; its co-lour is commonly a dull yellow, and it has thepower, when irritated, of dilating to a great extentthe skin of the nec
Zoological lectures delivered at the Royal Institution in the years 1806 and 1807 . harmless Snakes: andis distinguished by having the under part of thebody as far as the tail furnished with broad undi-vided plates, while the under part of the tail iscovered with divided ones. Of the poisonousanimals of the genus Coluber, one of the mostremarkable is the C. Naja or Cobra de Capello,a native of many parts of India, and not less poi-sonous than the Rattle-Snake in America; its co-lour is commonly a dull yellow, and it has thepower, when irritated, of dilating to a great extentthe skin of the neck, into the form of a large flat-tened oval; this part is marked above by a verylarge patch resembling a pair of spectacles, andof a black colour edged with white. There ap-pear to be many varieties of this Snake in India*. Among the innocent species of Coluber thecommon English Snake may be mentioned asan example; a perfectly inoffensive animal, andwhich may even be tamed and rendered do-mestic. * The common Viper is the only poisonous Snake of thisgenus in our own country. ^8. H n 93
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