Why water serpents are not venomous. (Cf. A2532.1.)

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Why water serpents are not venomous. (Cf. A2532.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics – miscellaneous. · Disposition of animals. · view the constellation · filed as A2531.1

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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IndiaThompson-Balys
PuebloParsons JAFL XXXI 250
CongoWeeks 213 No. 9.

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Why snakes are venomous. (Cf. A2235.)

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