Letter from R.L. Thomas, Pingelly.I sent you a live snake a couple of weeks ago.I have another snake which I now describe.Please identify it and advise whether or not it is poisonous.It is about one foot long, very thick for its
length and has black and yellow rings.Head is smaller than the body.Fangs are small and white.Found in wet sandy soil.White and yellow belly.Very shiny.
Author: Thomas, R. L.; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965
Year: 23/09/1915
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Letter from Keeper of Biology to R.L. Thomas, Pingelly.The first snake you sent is a slow worm or limbless lizard (Delma fraseri) and inoffensive.The snake you referred to in your letter is probably a Ringed Snake (Rhynchelaps bertholdi)
which is a poisonous species but unlikely to do damage to a man because of its small mouth size.I cannot be sure without seeing the specimen.
