. Beginners' Zoology . Fig, 272.—a Rattlesnake. Venomous snakes named inorder of virulence: 1. Coral snakes,Elaps, about seventeen red bandsbordered with yellow and black(coloured figure 6) (fatal). (very deadly). (may kill a smallanimal of the size of a dog). 4. Water moccasin (never fatal). 5. Ground rattler.— Effects: Pulsefast, breathing slow, blood tubesdilated, blood becomes stored in ab-dominal blood tubes, stupefaction. Fig. 273 ff.—Head ofViper, showing typicaltriangular shape of headof venomous snake.

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