Egyptian hissing sand snake
Part of a collection of African specimens including bird eggs and reptiles (mostly snakes) donated by Captain CRS Pitman of London in 1959. This juvenile female was collected at Liwale by CJP Ionides on 1 December 1958. Original label bears the number 8524.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 51/1959/10
- Collection Class
- Reptiles
- Collection Area Region
- East Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Pitman, Captain Charles Robert Senhouse (from the collection of): Ionides, Mr Constantine J P
- Common Name
- Egyptian hissing sand snake
- Simple Name
- reptile: preserved in spirit
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
