Why snakes are venomous. (Cf. A2235.)

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Why snakes are venomous. (Cf. A2235.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics – miscellaneous. · Disposition of animals. · view the constellation · filed as A2532.1

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IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 3, Section CXXXIV
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 3, Section LXXXIV
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 3, Section XIX
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 4, Section XLII
IndicThe Mahābhārata, Book 5, Section LI

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IndiaThompson-Balys
JewishNeuman.
general Choctaw: Alexander N. Am. 64

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Why hairy caterpillar is venomous

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Animal characteristics caused by animal's lateness at distribution of qualities. (Cf. A2378.2.5.)Why water serpents are not venomous. (Cf. A2532.1.)

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