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Snake. 

 Dryophis Mycterizans 



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Dryophis Pulverulentus 

 Tropidonatus Quincun- 



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Tropidonotus Stolatus .... 



Dendrophis Pictus 



Dipsas Ceylonensis 

 Dipsas Forstenii 



Helicops Schistosus 

 Python Molurus 



Average Adult Size. 



About 4ft. Sins, (up 

 country variety). 

 SJft. to 6ft. (low coun- 

 try variety). 

 Sift. 



3ft. 6ins. 



2ft. 



4ft. 



3ft. iiins. 



5ft. (many grow much 

 larger). 

 2ft. 6ins. 



The average adult size 

 seldom exceeds 12 ft., 

 though occasional spe- 

 cimens grow much 

 larger. The appearance 

 of snakes is very de- 

 ceptive, and though 

 people report that they 

 have seen a Python 

 20 ft. long, it may, in 

 reality, be only about 

 12 ft. in length. 

 Polyodontophis Subpunc- 



LcLLUo •.•• •.<• •••. .... i~ J illoa 



Chrysopelea Ornata .... 3 ft. 10 ins. 

 Oligodon Sublineatus .... 10 ins. 



After reaching its full length a snake thickens 

 as it grows older. 



Trimeresurus Trigonocephalus is a somewhat 

 difficult snake to obtain except in certain localities, 

 as it is essentially nocturnal in its habits. I 

 obtained a good many specimens at Matale, the 

 coolies catching about ten or twelve of them 



