OCR Text |
Show The 1y nr ! Krrnt. Ono of tho most curious fscta with reference to snnkes is that their eyea nro never closed. Sleeping or walking, walk-ing, alive or dead, they aro always wldo open This Is because there ara no eyelids. The eye Is protected only by n strong scale, which forms n part of the epidermic envelope, nnd Is east off In n plcco with that every tlmo tho reptile moults. This eyeplato Is as clear and transparent na glass, nnd allows al-lows the most perfect vision, while, at the same time, It is so hard and tough ns to perfectly protect the delicate deli-cate organ within from thorns nnd twigs, among which In flight from enemies or In pursuit of prey, the reptile rep-tile so often hurriedly glides, as any rlosa observer of tho habits of snakea can roadlly discover. |