Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . Fig. —Skull of Biuujarus. (After G. A. Bouleuger, op. cit.) and in South China B. cancUdus (var. multicinctas). The lengthof these snakes is from 1,000—1,500 millimetres. The back iscompressed in the shape of a keel. The neck is not dilatable. 1. B. fasciatus {Banded Krait). Colour bright yellow, ringed with black, with a black bandcommencing between the eyes, and broadening behind upon thenape and neck (fig. 24). 32 VENOMS Especially abundant on the Corouiandel Coast, in Bengal, and inBurma. In the North-west Provinces of Indi

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Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . Fig. —Skull of Biuujarus. (After G. A. Bouleuger, op. cit.) and in South China B. cancUdus (var. multicinctas). The lengthof these snakes is from 1,000—1,500 millimetres. The back iscompressed in the shape of a keel. The neck is not dilatable. 1. B. fasciatus {Banded Krait). Colour bright yellow, ringed with black, with a black bandcommencing between the eyes, and broadening behind upon thenape and neck (fig. 24). 32 VENOMS Especially abundant on the Corouiandel Coast, in Bengal, and inBurma. In the North-west Provinces of India it is known as theKoclia-Krait. Its bite is very serious, but does not cause nearly somany fatalities as that of the Cobra, since its fangs are smaller. Dogs bitten by B. fasciafiif; die in from four to five hours.

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