一切經音義 47.176

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黑蚖（下五官反抱朴子曰虵類甚多唯蚖虵中人最急可以刀割所螫處肉棄於地肉自沸似火炙須臾焦盡人得活矣不割必死玄中記蚖蛇身長三四尺有四足形如守官尋脊有針利加刀甚毒惡中人不逾半日則死山海經云皮可以飾刀劒鮫魚皮相似但麤細異耳也）。

Black viper (黑蚖: the second character is fanqie 五 + 官. The Baopuzi says: "There are many kinds of snakes, but only when a viper strikes someone is it most urgent: one must cut off the bitten flesh with a knife and cast it onto the ground; the flesh will boil on its own like being roasted over fire, and in a moment it will be entirely charred, whereupon the person survives; if not cut off, death is certain." The Xuanzhong ji says: "The viper is three to four spans long, has four legs, and resembles a house gecko; along its spine are needle-sharp spines, sharper than knives and extremely venomous; if it strikes a person, death ensues in less than half a day." The Shanhaijing says: "Its skin can be used to decorate knives and swords; it resembles sharkskin, differing only in roughness and fineness").