THE SNAKE CASTS UP THE SHELL. 
Fic. 50.—Continued. Behold him casting up the crumpled egg-shell. In 16C (figure three) we see him coiling 
The last picture shows the skull, and part of the back-bone of 
himself up for a nap after his meal. 
an Egg-eater. The sharp enamel-tipped sawing apparatus, in appearance like a long row of teeth, is 
There is one on each section of the backbone. They 
seen on the lower portion of the backbone. ] 
protrude into the top portion of the gullet. The rather long projections at the opposite end to the 
skull are not enamel-tipped. They hold the egg in position whilst the sawing operation is in progress. 
