A PYTHON AND ITS SKELETON. 
Fic. 27.—The African Python or Natal Rock Snake. (After Smith.) These snakes attain a length of 20 
feet and over. Colour, light brown, with irregular cross bands and squares of dark brown. 
Yellowish beneath, usually spotted and dotted with dark brown. 2. The complete skeleton of 
a South African Python (Python seb@) 16 feet in length. This skeleton was prepared at the Port 
Elizabeth Museum, and is on exhibition there. It is bored and wired throughout. Note the huge 
number of ribs, and sections of the backbone. 
