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HTML
<div>
<select name="mySelect">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
</select>
</div>JavaScript
var opts = $("select > option:not(:first-child)");
console.log(opts);