Susruta Samhita - Mandhata Global

^04 THE SUSHRUTA SAMHITA. [Chap. IV.
Darvi-kara (hooded), Mandali (hoodless and painted
with circular patches or rings of varied colours on
their skin), RijimJ^n (hoodless and striped), Nirvisha
(non-venomous or slightly venomous) and Vaikaranja
(hybrid species). The last named is also, in its turn,
divided into three sub-divisions only, viz,, the Darvi-kara
(hooded), the Mandali (hoodless and ring-marked) and
the RAjimdn (striped ones). 2.
Of these there are twenty six kind? of Darvi-kara
snakes, twenty-two of the Mandali species, ten of the
Rdji-mdn class, twelve of the Nirvisha (non-venomous)
species and three of the Vaikaranja (hybrid) species.
Snakes born of Vaikaranja parents are of variegated
colours (Chitra) and are of seven different species (three
of these being Mandali (marked with rings) and (four)
Rdjila (marked with stripes). 3.
Classification of snake-bites :—
snake trampled under foot, or in a fit of anger or hunger,
or anywise terrified or attacked, or out of its innate
malicious nature, will bite a man or an animal. The bites
of these snakes highly enraged as they are, are grouped
under three heads by men conversant with their nature,
viz., Sarpita (deep-punctured), Radita (superficially
punctured) and Nirvisha (non-venomous) bites. Some of
the authorities on snake -bites, however, add a fourth kind
viz^ Sarpdng^bhihata (coming in contact with the body
of a serpent). 4* A.
Their specific Symptoms :—The bite in
which one, two or more marks (punctures) of fangs of
considerable depth are found on the affected part
attended with a slight bleeding as well as those which
are extremely slender and owe their origin to the turning
aside and lowering of its mouth (head) immediately after
the bite and are attended with swelling and the charac-
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