Rat Snake
Ptyas mucosus, seven feet and upward. Common in India and Ceylon, scarce in the Archipelago. It frequently enters houses in search of mice, rats, and young fowls.
It is fierce, and always ready to bite. a the stem of various species of the genus Calamus. They abound in southern Asia in moist situations, and are used for hanks for sails; cables, sometimes as making splints for chair seats and backs, much as 42 inches round; cords, withes, hanks for sails; cables, sometimes as and walking sticks; also for making