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and should be placed in pickle for preservation. Special 

 jars are now made for preserving alcoholic specimens. 

 The majority of reptiles are mounted like mammals. 

 Snakes should have a single wire fastened in the skull, 

 running the full length of the body. They may be held 

 m position by wires passing through the skin, fastened to 

 the ma { n wire in the body. 



