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Royal Aquarium

Westminster

Feb 15th/99

Hon L. W. Rothschild

Honrd Sir

Having a conversation with Dr Stradling, Re – serpents, he advised me to write you. I have a very fine specimen, A. Reticulator, about fifteen feet long, a really magnificent snake, and as you know, very scarce, I don't know whether there is another in England, they are so rare. The reason I am selling him is