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(oligozonatus) and the krait so striking thai I have be9n very much 

 on ray guard in handling it. Ones grasped, and its movements con- 

 t rolled all donbts are set at rest at a glance. The resemblances, and 

 differences affect the very points detailed under Lycodon striatus. 



The Iridescent Earth-snake only resembles the krait (7>. cmruleus) 

 in being a glossy black. It should never be contused with this snake 

 though for the black is uniform. There might be some justification 

 for its confusion with the black kraits (lividus and niger), but it only 

 occurs in a geographical area quite distinct from that of these two 

 kraits which are only known from the Brahmaputra Basin, and the 

 low hills in and around it. The absence of enlarged vertebrals, and 

 the divided condition of the subcaudal shields are each sufficient to 

 negative confusion wirh any krait. 



(To be eontinut d). 



