Serpent Head

“The prey of a serpent is oven thicker than the serpent itself, and to admit of its being swallowed, the throat and body are very dilatable. The bones of the head are adapted to the necessity of a great expansion of the mouth and dilation of the throat.” — Chambers, 1881

Keywords

skeleton, serpent, head, vertebra, throat, rattlesnake, coil, Vertebre

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Snakes and Lizards

Source

William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)

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