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[78] It is said that there are ten lakh types, families, categories, and births of beings who are not liberated from the cycle of birth and death. This is the description of the four-footed, five-sensed, non-human beings. / [76 Q.] What are these four-footed, five-sensed, non-human beings? / [76 A.] These four-footed, five-sensed, non-human beings are of two types. They are: those that crawl on their belly and those that crawl on their arms. / [77 Q.] What are these that crawl on their belly? / [77 A.] These that crawl on their belly are of four types. They are: 1. Ahi (snake), 2. Ajagara (python), 3. Prasalika (cobra), and 4. Mahoraga (large snake). / [78 Q.] What are these Ahi (snakes)? / [78 A.] Ahi (snakes) are of two types. They are: Darvikar (those with hoods) and Mauli (those without hoods). / [79 Q.] What are these Darvikar (snakes with hoods)? / [79 A.] Darvikar (snakes with hoods) are of many types. They are: Ashivisa (those with poison in their fangs), Ditthivisa (those with poison in their sight), Uggavisa (those with strong poison), Bhogavisa (those with poison in their hood or body), Tvakavisa (those with poison in their skin), Lalavisa (those with poison in their saliva), Ucchvasavisa (those with poison in their breath), Nishvasavisa (those with poison in their exhalation), Kanhasappa (black snake), Sedasappa (white snake), Kamodara (snake with a black belly), Dahyapushpa (snake with a red belly), Kolaha (snake with a loud hiss), Melibhinda (snake with a red head), and Seshinda (snake with a long tail). / All other snakes that are similar to these should be considered as Darvikar. This is the description of Darvikar snakes.