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VENOMS 



(6) Var. Miolepis. — Brown or black; sides of the head and 

 throat yellowish, no mark on the neck. Young with white rings 

 completely encircling the body and tail. 



Habitat : Sarawak, Labuan, Borneo. 



Fig. 27 .— Naja tripudians (Cobra-di-Capello). (After Sir Joseph Fayrer. ) 



Naja samarensis. 



Internasal shields shorter than the prsefrontals, and in contact 

 with the praeoculars ; 1 — 3 large occipital shields behind the 



