93 



THE SNAKES OF BANGKOK. 



By 

 MALCOLM SMITH, m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p. 



14. Dryocalamus davisonii. 



Ilijdrophohus darisonii. Blgr. Faun. Lid,, Kept. 



I have seen two specimens of this slender and veiy handsome 

 snake, both from Sapatooui. One of them was found climbing up the 

 wall of Dr. Frankfurter's house, and the other was killed in an adjoining 

 garden. 



Dr. Frankfurtei's specimen, caught in July, contained 4 eggs, 

 without signs of any embryo. They were narrow and of great length. 

 One, shrunk by spirit, measured 19x7 mm. 



Color (in life). White, with large elongated black spots, each 

 one extending over the back and on to the sides. Posteriurly these 

 spots become much smaller and are broken up. 



Lenijth. 700 mm. 



Vistrihiitiou. Tenasserim, Siam and Lido-China, 



15. * Zamenis mucosas. The Common Bat Snalco. 



Siamese, v^H'^t PHOI'U (ii^rn- hao tala/t). 



A fairly common snake and may be found almost anywhere; 

 frequenting the padi-lields, the com])onnds in close proximitv to the 

 town, and occasional l_v entering go-downs and out-houses. It ma}' be 

 seen moving about at all hours of the day, and is, I believe, chiefly 

 diurnal in its habits. 



Amongst those who have but a slight knowledge of snakes, 

 this species, and less often the succee^ling one, are not infrequent)}'' 

 confounded with the Cobra. There is some justification for this 



* Major Willi, in the last nuniher of the Juurnal of the Bombay Natural 

 Il/stoiy Sociftjt/, brings forward strong cviclcncf to sliow that this snake should 

 in future be placed in tho gi'iiu< Zuoci/s. 



