Ἰνδικά 14: Plinius VIII, 14, I

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Megasthenes scribit in India serpentes in tantam magnitudinem adolescere, ut solidos hauriant cervos taurosque. Cf. Solinus c. 52, 33: Enormitas in serpentibus tanta test ut cervos et animantium alia ad parem molem totu hauriant.

Megasthenes says there are winged scorpions in India of enormous size, which sting Europeans and natives alike. There are also serpents which are likewise winged. These do not go abroad during the day, but by night, when they let fall urine, which if it lights upon any one's skin at once raises putrid sores thereon. Such is the statement of Megasthenes.