Snakes: curiosities and wonders of serpent life . us^ already honourably mentionedin these pages. The illustration being taken from FayrersTJianatopJiidia, may be received as a faithful conveys a good idea of jaw^s generally in non-venomoussnakes of that size, say from six to ten feet long. In someof the smaller kinds the jaw and palate teeth are so fineas to be almost imperceptible to the naked eye. To thetouch they feel like points of the finest pins. Draw yourfinger along or press it against a row of minikin pins,and you will form a correct idea of these tiny h
Snakes: curiosities and wonders of serpent life . us^ already honourably mentionedin these pages. The illustration being taken from FayrersTJianatopJiidia, may be received as a faithful conveys a good idea of jaw^s generally in non-venomoussnakes of that size, say from six to ten feet long. In someof the smaller kinds the jaw and palate teeth are so fineas to be almost imperceptible to the naked eye. To thetouch they feel like points of the finest pins. Draw yourfinger along or press it against a row of minikin pins,and you will form a correct idea of these tiny have often felt when I could not see them in the mouthof a small harmless snake. Pass the tip of your little finger DENTITION. 349 gently along them towards the throat, and they are almostimperceptible even to the touch; but in withdrawing yourfinger against the points, you feel how excessively fine theyare. The accompanying illustrations are from nature, and exem-plify the various lengths of jaw in four snakes, not differingvery greatly in
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