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PEARLY SNAKE. 



Coluber Pcrlatus. C. perlaceus, capite caudaquc thalassinis, icr- 

 tice rubro. 



Pearl-coloured Snake, with sea-green head and tail ; the for- 

 mer marked by a red spot. 



Serpens ex Nova Hispania, a J. Fabro Lynceo, p. 774, dclineata 

 & descripta sub nomine Hispanico Iztag. Seb. 2. t. 57. f. 2. 



LENGTH about two feet and a half: habit ra- 

 ther thick than slender, except towards the end 

 of the tail, which gradually tapers to a very slen- 

 der point : body pearl-coloured, the edges of the 

 scales being black ; thus forming reticular cross- 

 ings of that colour : head large, of a sea-green 

 colour, and covered with small scales, except 

 about the nose, and between the eyes : on the top 

 of the head a large deep red spot pointing back- 

 wards : tail of moderate length, sea-green, with a 

 few distant, scattered black spots : abdomen grey : 

 native of New Spain. 



MARBLED SNAKE. 



Serpens bucculenta Bcentica. Seb. 2. t. 57. J. 



LENGTH about three feet, and rather thick in 

 proportion to its length : colour of the upper parts 

 brown, variegated with white clouds : abdomen 

 clouded in a similar manner : head rather thick, 

 covered with large scales : those on the body ra- 



