Note 305 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)

The cobra (ular tĕdong) is said to have a bright stone (kĕmala or gĕmala)305 in its head, the radiance of which causes its head to be visible on the darkest night. A “snake bezoar” (guliga ular) is also said to be occasionally found in the back of a snake’s head (?), whilst the snake-stone (batu ular) is carried in its mouth.