ti 



Body : slender, rather flattened. 

 Tail : tapering. 



Eye : small, black, beady. The vertical pupil is 

 hard to distinguish on account of the black 

 iris. 



TSeih—The anterior teeth both in the upper and lower 

 jaw are long. This characteristic, though not 

 always very conspicuous, can generally be 

 made out. 



tread shields— Regalar. (In aulicus the prse-ocular 

 reaches the frontal ; in striatus it does not.) 



Scales — 17, smooth. 



Venlrals—178 to 224 ; anal divided. Sub-caudals 57—77; 

 double. 



Co/oMWngf— Chocolate brown with numerous white or 

 yellowish cross -bands decussating laterally and 

 most evident in the anterior part of the body. 

 In old specimens the cross-bars are less dis- 

 tinct. 



Habitat — A very common snake both in India and 

 Burma. On account of its colour, I suppose, it 

 is frequently mistaken for a krait. It is small, 

 lively and bites readily, hence kraits have got 

 the reputation for these characteristics. 



THE J.ITTLE TEINKET SNAKE (Coluber Helena)* 



Length~~GT0Vfs to upwards of 3 feet, tail one-fifth. 

 Shape — Head : narrow with elongated snout. Distinct. 



Body ; slender and compressed. 



Tail : moderate or tapering and thin. 



Eye : moderate, pupil round with greenish iris. 

 Bead shields— Regular. 



' Ci/nophit Helena (Nicholson). 



