Show the glass glas snake the so called glass snake does not break to pieces at the sight of an enemy as is commonly supposed but like some lizards throws off its tail in an effort to escape there are several lizards which when attacked for instance by a bird or predacious a animal n im a 1 will throw off their tails and tho the tail flopping 0 up and down ou on the ground diverts the enemy and thus gives tho the lizard timo time to escape the glass snake adopts the same carna trick and thu frequently saves itself it is true however that the joints of this singular ci creature aro are so loosely connected that tho the snake will be broken to pieces by a blow of a stick though the idea of a reunion of the broken parts is a superstitious a al 1 burdith burd ity the broken joints do not reu niLL though a new tail will vill grow out iu ill a few months if the reptile has received no other injury st louis globe democrat |