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Show Hatty Krrprlita. Tlio first sign of the hatehing of a sake, according to I'r. Wa.ter Sib- , loy. is tho appearance of a siit at tho part of tho exx eheii which 'Happens 10 . bo uppormo.it. The yotiu rentiie's snout appears at the eraek. and aft.r a lime Uio head protrudes, and may remain re-main thus several hours before the body and tail are hatched. If dir-ttirood tho head is withdrawn into the shell, while fully hatched snakes often seek their shells as a safe retreat. Theoo infants are smooth and velvety to the. touch, with eyes open from the. first, and begin to hiss at the u;'o of a few days. |