above the shoulders and flecks of the same color in the grooves of 

 the back. The underside is bluish white, with many flecks of black 

 along the outer edge, fewer in the middle. 



The male has a band extending along the back from head to 

 tail. On the top of the head and on the tail behind the constriction 

 the color of the band is reddish brown. In between, along the back, 

 it is light bluish brown. The snout, the area just above each shoul- 



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