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Updated: May 16, 2025
They are all classed together as janwar, a word which answers exactly to the "venomous beast" of Acts xxviii. 4; and though they are aware that some are deadly and some are not, any particular snake that a sahib has had the honour to kill is one of the deadliest as a matter of course.
The word janwar means "an animal," in general; but it is frequently used in the more restricted sense of "a bird".
Suddenly they caught sight of the crocodile, stopped and pointed to it and began to talk excitedly. One of the local peasants ran back shouting. The rest hurried down for a closer view of the reptile. A chorus of wonder rose from them as they stood round it. The Mahommedan camel-driver exclaimed in Hindustani: "Ahré, bhai! Kiya janwar! Pukka shaitan! What an animal!
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