. The poisonous terrestrial snakes of our British Indian dominions, including Ceylon, and how to recognize them; with symptoms of snake poisoning and treatment. Snakes; Snakes. //ji. Fig. 30. —Lachesis cantoris (nat. size). Note confluence of nasal (X) and 1st supralabial (1). between it and the 2nd labial. Subocular not touching the 3rd abial. 2nd labial furrowed in its upper half, and forming the inner wall of the loreal pit. Scales.—Anterior, 27; midbody, 29 ; posterior, 21. Distribution.—Peculiar to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Poison.—Stoliczka remarks on the small size of the poison
. The poisonous terrestrial snakes of our British Indian dominions, including Ceylon, and how to recognize them; with symptoms of snake poisoning and treatment. Snakes; Snakes. //ji. Fig. 30. —Lachesis cantoris (nat. size). Note confluence of nasal (X) and 1st supralabial (1). between it and the 2nd labial. Subocular not touching the 3rd abial. 2nd labial furrowed in its upper half, and forming the inner wall of the loreal pit. Scales.—Anterior, 27; midbody, 29 ; posterior, 21. Distribution.—Peculiar to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Poison.—Stoliczka remarks on the small size of the poison gland even in specimens 3 to 4 feet long, and both he and Dr. Eink who visited the insular groups above mentioned, where they found this snake extremely abundant, elicited information from the natives showing that they (the natives) did not regard the bite as fatal. Colour.—There are two varieties, the one bright green or dull greenish with dark spots, often arranged alternately in five longi- tudinal series ; the other light, or dark brown, spotted with pale greenish. Usually a well-defined white line runs along the flanks, and the head has frequently a pale lateral streak. Belly whitish or greenish, uniform or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wall, Frank, 1868-. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society
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