190 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Pol. XITI. 
The bands are thinner than the intervals, and are conspicuous anteriorly, but 
less so posteriorly where they become dirty yellowish, sometimes disappearing 
as such altogether. 
Belly uniform diriy white. 
The pigmented margins of labials, chin, and throat shields and streaks on 
ventrals are much less pronounced than in adult specimens. 
We also noted that in all the specimens examimed, in which we searched for 
it (4) the umbilical fissure was patent at one spot. A bristle was thrust into 
the fissure, and the specimen dissected, This fissure implicated usually two 
ventrals (rarely three), and from 21 to 24 perfect ventrals intervened 
between it and the anal scale, 
We have received since this, on 2nd January, 1900, and 6th January, 1900, 
two other small Zamenis mucosus apparently recently hatched, since they 
both have very evident umbilical scars, and measure 163” and 163”; so it 
would appear that thisis the regular season of incubation for this species 
here, 
Gero, H. EVANS, Carrt., A, V. D. 
RANGoon, 30th January, 1909. F, WALL, Carr., I. M.S. 
No. XVII.—OCCURRENCE OF PYTHON MOLURUS IN BURMA, 
On reference to Boulanger’s work we observe that Burma is not mentioned 
as a habitat of the Python molurus, and since that author remarks that the 
snake is rare in the Malay Peninsula, we venture to record that we have seen 
at least four specimens obtained in this Province, and we would further add 
that on questioning some Burmans, living in a jungle tract in the Pegu district, 
on the subject of Pythons, we elicited the following information, viz., that 
they recognized two species, one which they called Sa-ba-ohn, was described as 
having six labial pits; Having a fresh specimen of P. molurus before us, we 
enquired how many pits they would count on this snake, which they describ- 
ed as Sa-ba-ohn, they counted six, inclusive of the rostral pits, The other 
Python is known as the Sa-ba-gyi, which they recognize as having nine or ten 
pits, counted in a similar manner (probably P. reticulatus), They asserted that, 
as far as their particular locality was concerned, the P. molurus was the more 
common of the two. Their method of recognizing the two varieties at least 
points to their being moderately observant, hence we were surprised to find 
no mention of Burma as a habitat in the above-named work, Another thing 
which suggests to us that it is not so rare is, that at the present time there 
are 3 caged Pythons in the gardens of the Agri-Horticultural Society, all 
specimens of P, molurus, and obtained in this Province, and Mr, Noble, the 
Custodian, tells me that whereas P. molurus is commonly brought to him, he 
can only remember 6 specimens of P. reticulatus during his 18 years 
tenure of this appointment, 
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