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HARMLESS GREEN SNAKES. (After Smith.) 
Fic. 38.—x. Eastern Green Snake. Natalsche Groen Slang (Chlorophis natalensis). Average length 3 ft. 
Eye large. Body long. Colour: Parts above are bright green, sometimes olive tinge. Usually 
some scales have white spot on outer border, and skin between scales is black. Parts below are 
greenish-white. Distribution: All over South Africa. More abundant eastwards. 2. Northern 
Green Snake. Noordelijke Groen Slang (Chlorophis irregularis). Average length 2-3 ft. Eye large. 
Body tapering. Colour: Green or olive above, scales often with white spot at base, with or without 
black upper border. Skin betweenscales black. Sometimes black spots or irregular cross-bands on upper 
part of body. Greenish-yellow below. (Brit. Mus. Cat. Snakes.) Distribution: Rhodesia to Central Africa. 
