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味甘、咸，气温。有毒。虽有黔土，惟取蕲州。头长小角锋，尾生佛指甲。项绕真
珠白点，背缠方胜花纹。因而得名，观之犹异。诸蛇鼻生向下，此独鼻向上生。（一名蹇鼻
蛇。）诸蛇死闭眼睛，是则眼开如活。舒蕲连界上杀获，两眼则一闭一开。验此可辨伪真，
据理诚难解悟。性毒善螫人足，中者辄自断之。补养已痊，木接代步。又常入人屋壁，腥臭
气如烂瓜。人忽闻之，即忙辟逐。得者火上顿曝，务令透干；去净头尾骨皮，渍酒旋饮。止
风痛甚速，性窜而然；去风毒弥佳，力倍故尔。（功力倍于诸蛇。）癞麻风、白癜风、髭眉脱
落、鼻柱 坏者急求，鹤膝风、鸡距风、筋爪拘挛、肌肉消蚀者速觅。诸药力莫及者，悉能
引达成功。 乌蛇气味甘平，性善而不啮物。色黑如漆，背有三棱。（如剑脊者尤良。
）尾细尖长，（能穿百钱百妙。）眼光不陷。主治功力略缓，种生各处甚多。依前制勿差，任
为丸浸酒。若熬膏药，头尾多加。治诸风皮肤不仁，散瘾疹身体瘙痒。 金蛇身作金
色，
照日有光；多产宾澄州中，仅长尺许。炙黄煮汁可服，中金药毒能驱。 又种银蛇，
亦解银
毒。 蛇蜕畏酒磁石，择端午日才收。去翳膜明激双睛，止呕逆辟除诸恶。疗大人肠
痔蛊毒
，治小儿螈 惊痫。又火熬之，亦敷疮疹。
蛇类
味甘、咸，性温。有毒。虽然各地都有蛇，但只有蕲州出产的（最佳）。它的头上长着像小角一样的尖锋，尾巴末端生有类似佛指甲的形状。颈部环绕着珍珠般的白点，背部缠绕着方胜纹的花纹。因此得名，看起来非常奇特。一般的蛇鼻子向下生长，唯独这种蛇的鼻子向上生长。（又称蹇鼻蛇。）一般的蛇死后眼睛闭合，而这种蛇死后眼睛却睁开，如同活的一样。在蕲州与连界交界处捕获的蛇，两只眼睛往往是一只闭一只开。通过这一点可以辨别真伪，从道理上讲确实难以理解。其性毒善咬人脚，被咬的人往往会自行切断脚趾。经过补养痊愈后，可以用木头接上代替行走。它又常进入人的房屋墙壁，散发出像烂瓜一样的腥臭气味。人如果忽然闻到，就会急忙躲避驱赶。得到蛇后要在火上晾晒，务必使其完全干燥；去掉干净的头、尾、骨和皮，浸泡在酒中随即饮用。治疗风痛非常迅速，这是因为其药性走窜的缘故；祛除风毒效果更佳，因为效力加倍。（其功力是其他蛇类的两倍。）对于癞麻风、白癜风、胡须眉毛脱落、鼻梁塌陷坏死的急症要急切寻求，对于鹤膝风、鸡距风、筋爪拘挛、肌肉消蚀的病证要快速寻觅。其他药物力量达不到的地方，它都能引导药力到达并取得成功。
乌梢蛇气味甘平，性情温和而不咬人。颜色黑如漆，背部有三棱。（像剑脊形状的尤其好。）尾巴细尖长，（能穿过一百枚铜钱，极为奇妙。）眼光不凹陷。主治功效略微缓慢，产地各处都有，数量很多。按照前面的方法炮制不要出错，任意为丸剂或浸酒服用。如果要熬制膏药，头尾要多放一些。治疗各种风邪导致的皮肤麻木不仁，散发瘾疹引起的身体瘙痒。
金蛇身体呈金色，在阳光下有光泽；多产于宾澄州，仅有一尺来长。炙黄煮汁可以服用，中金药毒能够驱除。
蛇蜕畏忌酒和磁石，选择端午日才采收。去除翳膜可明目，止呕逆辟除各种恶疾。治疗成人肠痔蛊毒，治疗小儿抽搐惊痫。另外用火熬制，也可以敷治疮疹。
Baihua She (White Flower Snake)
Wushao She (Black-headed Snake / Zaocys dhumnades)
She Lei (Snake Category)
Jin She (Golden Snake)
The flavor is sweet and salty, the nature is warm. It is toxic. Although snakes exist in various regions, only those from Qizhou are preferred. Its head has small horn-like sharp projections, and its tail ends with a shape resembling a Buddha's fingernail. The neck is encircled by pearl-like white spots, and the back is patterned with Fangsheng (square knot) designs. Hence the name; it appears quite unique. Most snakes have noses pointing downward, but this one's nose points upward. (Also known as Jianbi She, or "crooked-nose snake.") Most snakes close their eyes upon death, but this species keeps them open, appearing alive. Snakes captured at the border of Qizhou and Lian often have one eye closed and one open. This feature can be used to distinguish genuine specimens from fakes, though the rationale is difficult to comprehend. Its nature is toxic and it bites people's feet; victims often sever the bitten limb themselves. After recovery through nourishment, wooden prosthetics may be attached for walking. It frequently enters human dwellings, emitting a fishy, foul odor like rotting melons. Upon smelling it, people hastily avoid and drive it away. Once obtained, dry it over fire until thoroughly desiccated; remove the head, tail, bones, and skin completely, then soak in wine and drink immediately. It stops wind-pain very rapidly due to its penetrating nature; it removes wind-toxin even better because its efficacy is doubled. (Its power is twice that of other snakes.) For urgent conditions such as leprosy, vitiligo, loss of eyebrows and beard, and collapse of the nasal bridge, seek it out urgently. For conditions like knee-heron wind, chicken-claw wind, tendon and claw spasms, and muscle wasting, find it quickly. Where other medicines fail, it can guide therapeutic effects to success.
Wushao She has a sweet and neutral flavor, a gentle nature, and does not bite objects. Its color is black like lacquer, with three ridges on its back. (Those resembling a sword spine are especially good.) Its tail is thin, pointed, and long, capable of threading through a hundred copper coins (a remarkable trait). Its eyes are not sunken. Its therapeutic efficacy is slightly slower, and it is widely distributed and abundant in various places. Process it according to the previous methods without error; use it freely in pills or wine infusions. If preparing ointments, add more heads and tails. It treats numbness of the skin caused by various winds and disperses urticaria and body itching.
Jin She has a golden body that shines in sunlight; it is mostly produced in Bingcheng Prefecture and grows only about one chi long. When roasted yellow and boiled for decoction, it is edible; it can expel heavy metal poisoning.
There is also Yin She (Silver Snake), which can resolve silver toxicity.
Shetui (Snake Slough) is incompatible with wine and magnetite; it should be harvested only on the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu). Removing cataracts clarifies vision; it stops vomiting and reverses rebellious qi, warding off various evils. It treats adult intestinal hemorrhoids and gu-poison, and pediatric convulsions and epilepsy. Additionally, when roasted over fire, it can be applied externally to treat sores and rashes.