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are evidently young of the year. I have arranged these specimens in 

 tabular form as follows : — 



Lycodo7i striatus. 



I obtained 13 specimens. 7 of these were males, 4 females, and in 2 

 instances the sex was not noted. Two or three of these specimens were 

 brought in alive and unhurt. They proved to be very timid, never 

 attempting to bite when handled. They betrayed alarm by flattening 

 their bodies on to the ground, and when molested buried their heads 

 beneath coils. If after this exhibition of fear, one eye could still be 

 discerned beneath the coil and an object was advanced towards it, by a 

 brisk contortion the snake whisked its body round to shut out the danger 

 from view. It was noticed, too, that frequently when handled the 

 creature convoluted itself, and held iiself rigidly so that it could be 

 tossed into the air like a piece of knotted cane without disengaging its 

 coils or relaxing its rigidity. 



Breeding. — Two very interesting matrimonial incidents came to 

 notice. On the evening of the 3rd of August 1906 a female was 

 dislodged from a, small heap of kunkur while the Club road was being 

 remetalled. She proved to be gravid, and contained two eggs con- 

 si dorably advanced towards maturity. Early the next morning a mule 



