I. THE BUSH SXAKE. 2. THREE-CORNERED OR FILE SNAKE. {After Smith.) 



Fig. 43. — Bush Snake or Bosch Slang {Philothamnus scmivariegalus). Average length 3-4 feet. Large 

 eye, slender shape, tapering tail. Colour varies in different specimens. The variations are : (a) Colour 

 above, green or olive, with irregular black cross bars ; some scales with whitish spot. Greenish- 

 yellow below. (6) No black spots or bars ; some scales with whitish spot. Ground colour green above, 

 and yellowish below, (c) With black spots, at least on anterior part of back, {d) Spots and bars 

 absent, or very indistinct. — {Brit. Mus. Cat. Snakes.) Note. — The prevailing colour is always green or 

 olive green, and yellowish below. 2. Three-coinered Snake or Vijlslang (Simoccphalus capensis). 

 Average length 3 ft. Colour : Dark brown above, with olive shade. Upper lip and scales along top of 

 backbone yellowish. Light yellow below. 



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