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fact that these species are about the commonest snakes found near 

 here. Two cases were attended to by the American baptist mis- 

 sionary, a medical man. These were Chins who came in on the 

 day after they were bitten in each case. They were treated to no 

 less than five incisions one above the other from the thumb to the- 

 shoulder into which permanganate of potash was rubbed ! One 

 of these Chins was bitten by a Lachesis monticola, identified by the 

 body, the head having been reduced to powder, cooked and applied 

 to the wound by the victim ! The other was also bitten hj a 

 Pit-viper to judge from the rather vague description given by the- 

 missionary. 



A few odds and ends were thrown in with the snakes. 



Family— TYPHLOPID^F. 



None represented in the collection but one was found in April 1907 on. 

 the road near Taungtek (altitude 4,500 ft.) on the Burma side of the 

 Manipur river. The species was not identified and the specimen could not. 

 be preserved for lack of any kind of spirits. 



Family— COLUBRID^] . 

 Sub-family — Colubrin^e . 

 Blythia reticulata. 



Seven specimens. 



No. I. — Length 14 in. Tail 2 in. Ventrals 137. Subcaudals 27 pairs.. 

 Postoculars on the right one, on the left two. 



No. II. —Length 16J in. Tail 1-7 in. Ventrals 141. Subcaudals 21 pairs. 

 Postoculars as in No. I, the lower one on the left very minute. 



No. III.— Length 14^ in. Tail 1-85 in. Ventrals 138. Subcaudals 27 

 pairs, the 9th from the anal orifice being entire. Postoculars on the right 

 two, on the left one. 



No. IV. — Length 14 in. Tail 1-9 in. Ventrals 141. Subcaudals 28 pairs. 

 Postoculars two on each side, the lower minute. This specimen appears to 

 have a very minute prreocular on either side between the prefrontal 

 shield and the 3rd supralabial. 



No. V.— Had to be thrown away, its characteristics were : length llf in. 

 Tail 1-4 in. Ventrals 140. Subcaudals 25 pairs. 



No. VI.— Length 13 in. Tail 1-7 in. Ventrals 140. Subcaudals 27 pairs. 

 Postoculars one on each side. 



No. 18 of 1909.— Length 18 in. Tail 1\ in. Ventrals 140. Subcaudals 

 27 pairs. 



These specimens were all obtained in Haka on the roads and towards 

 dusk. 



No. 3 of 1909.— Length 41 in. Tails % in. Ventrals 155. Subcaudals 22 



