28- THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



Distribution. — This Malayan form extends into our Burmese terri- 

 tory, where, however, it is rare. 



Poison, — Nothing is known about it. The poison glands in this and 

 the next are peculiar ; unlike all our other poisonous snakes, instead 

 •»f being confined to the temple they extend back into the abdominal 

 *avity as far as the heart. 



Dimensions. — Grows to 5 feet. 



Colour. — Blackish above with two or four white lines down the 

 ^ck. Head and tail red. Belly red. 



SOLIOFEZS IITTESTINALZS-Tlie Belted Coral Snake. 



Identification. — Like the last it has only G supralabial shields, and 

 the anal is entire, but the belly is barred with black. 



Supplementary characters. — Proefrontals touch the internasal, 

 posterior nasal, preeocular, supraocular and frontal. Temporal. — One, 

 "vhich touches the 5th and 6th supralabials. Supralabials 6. Anterior 

 mblinguals touch the 1st, 8rd and 4th infralabials. Posterior sublinguals 

 touch the 4th infralabial. Infralabials. — The 4th is the largest of the 

 series, and touches 2 scales behind. Scales are 13 in whole length 

 of body. Anal entire. Subeaudals divided throughout. 



Distribution. — This like the last belongs to the Malayan fauna, but 

 is said to extend into Burmah. 



Poison. — Nothing known as for as I am aware, though it appears to 

 be fairly common in parts of the Malayan region. 



Dimensions. — Grows to 2 feet. 



Colour — Boulenger* says : *' Brown or blackish above, with darker 

 or lighter longitudinal streaks ; tail pink or red beneath ; belly with 

 black crossbars." 



NAIA THIPUDIANS-THe Cobra. 



Vernacular names. — According to Favrer the s})ectacled or binocel- 

 late cobra is called " gokurrah " about Calcutta and the monocellate 

 variety, which exhibits a single spot on the hood subject to much 



* Cat. Snakes, BritisL Museum, Vol. Ill, p. 402. 



