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is about 13 inches, with a two-inch tail. This snake is brown on top, with dark transverse lines over the top. The top of the head bears a dark symmetrical marking. Its lower surface is patterned in yellow (becoming white in spirit preserved specimens) with square black spots, both colours being
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distributed in nearly equal proportion. Like all snakes, they are most reliably identified by the pattern of scales. The scales of this
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