THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF POISONOUS SNAKES 51 
teeth (fig. 23). Scales smooth, oblique, in 13—17 rows, enlarged 
and hexagonal in shape on the vertebral column ; ventral scales 
round. ‘Tail relatively short; subcaudal scales in one or two rows. 
Two very dangerous snakes found in India and Indo-China 
belong to this genus, B. fasciatus and B. candidus (var. cæruleus). 
Both are fairly common. In Ceylon B. ceylonicus is met with, 
Fig. 23.— SKkuLL or Bungarus. (After G. A. Boulenger, op. cit.) 
and in South China B. candidus (var. multicinctus). The length 
of these snakes is from 1,000—1,500 millimetres. The back is 
compressed in the shape of a keel. The neck is not dilatable. 
1. B. fasciatus (Banded Krait). 
Colour bright yellow, ringed with black, with a black band 
commencing between the eyes, and broadening behind upon the 
nape and neck (fig. 24). 
