The whole is adorned with elegant Variegations.... The Back and Sides set off with black Spots, inclining to the round; about three Inches distant from each other, and in the Centre a round white Spot. These beautiful Appearances, says _Jonstonus_, have a Grandeur in them more than rivals Imperial Majesty. He saw several Serpents of this kind: On _August_ 7th, 1638, one that was eight Foot long. Another, _August_ 13th, 1638, above five Foot long, its Flesh fat, and very white; the Heart being taken out, lived about 15 Minutes. _October_ 16th, 1638, he saw another, that was near nine Foot long, and he was a Witness to its swallowing a She-Goat whole[229]. By the Description, this Serpent must be the _Lyboia_, so famous for the Knack of Deglutition of Animals. Footnote 229: _Jonstoni Historia Naturalis_, p. 25, 26. XLIII. The _Brasilian Serpent_, called the _Ibiracoan_, makes its Appearance in a Habit of various Colours, trimmed with red, black and white Spots. Under this fine Dress, is a poisonous Spring; the Wound it gives, infallibly kills without immediate Assistance. Before the Poison reaches the Heart, the common Practice is, to secure that Serpent, and boil the Flesh of it with certain Roots, and give it the Patient in Wine, or any other proper Liquid, and it will answer the Intention. XLIV. The _Tarciboya_, and _Kakaboya_, are two Serpents much of the same Nature, and therefore I put them together: They are occasional Inhabitants of the Water and Land; in Colour black, and about six Hands in Length. If they hurt any Creature, it is only in Defence of themselves, and the Wound is easily cured by Remedies well known in those Countries. They are great Devourers of Birds. Here the Learned _Ray_, from _Piso_, mentions ten other Serpents, whose particular Characters he considers in his Description of Fishes; then refers his Reader to those described by _Joan. de Laet_.[230] Footnote 230: _Raii Synopsis Animal._ p. 329. _Londini_ 1693. XLV. The _Bibera_ is a venemous Lizard of _Brazil_. If you ask, What are these _Brasilian Lizards_? I answer, They are creeping Serpents, of various Colours, and different Sizes: Some are the length of a Finger, others many Feet; have sparkling Eyes. There is only one sort of them that is venemous, among which is this _Bibera_: they are like the others, but lesser, and are most mischievous. They are of an ash Colour, inclining to the white; the Body and Limbs seem thick, but the Tail is short and broad. The Wounds given by these Serpents, are full of a thin stinking Matter, attended with blue Swellings, and Pain in the Heart and Bowels. _N. B._ Great Things have been frequently done by little Things.