一切經音義 57.41

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蛇蚖（上社遮反下五官反枹朴子曰蛇類甚多唯蚢蛇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云蚖蛇身長三四尺有四足形如守宮尋脊有針利如刀甚毒惡中人不逾半日則死山海經云皮可以飾刀劒與鮫魚皮相似但麤細異也）。

蛇蚖 ('snakes and vipers'; the first character is pronounced with the fanqie 社 + 遮. The second character is pronounced with the fanqie 五 + 官. The Baopuzi says: "There are very many kinds of snakes, but only the 'yuan' snake (蚖蛇) attacks humans with utmost ferocity. One can use a knife to cut away the flesh at the bitten spot and cast it on the ground; the flesh will boil of itself like roasted by fire, and in a short while scorch completely away, allowing the person to survive. If one does not cut it, one will surely die." The Xuanzhong ji says: "The 'yuan' snake is three to four feet long, has four legs, and is shaped like a gecko. Along its spine are needles sharp as knives, extremely poisonous and vicious; when it strikes a person, they die in no more than half a day." The Shanhaijing says: "Its skin can decorate knives and swords; it resembles sharkskin, differing only in coarse and fine texture").