Bongar

Bongar, or ROCK-SNAKE (Bungarus), a genus of venomous serpents allied to the genera Elaps and Naja, and distinguished by the compressed body, which bears on the back a row of hexagonal scales larger than the rest. The head is broad and depressed; the tail is short. The species, which appear to be few—only two being certainly known—are natives of the East Indies. B. caeruleus (paraguda) is very poisonous, and has a dark-blue ground colour, with narrow white lines in front, and cross rows of spots behind. B. annularis (pamah), also very poisonous, has black rings on a yellow ground, may be over 6 feet in length, and is found in Ceylon and China as well as in India.