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showing the increased temperature within the coils of the 

 female during this period. Although these notes only 

 refer to February and March, the eggs were incubated 

 for over four months, when they decomposed and were 

 removed. 



W. A. Forbes has also made observations on the incuba- 

 tion of Python eggs. The snake, a twelve-foot-long 

 Indian Python {P. molurus), in this case guarded the eggs, 

 half of which hatched, for a period of just over two 

 months. The following table records his observations. 



