| The eggs of most snakes are generally not hard-shelled like those of birds, but are instead soft and leathery or parchmentlike. The hatchlings of most snakes break out of their shell with a special egg tooth, which is lost shortly after hatching. The shape of a snake egg can also be quite different from the shapes normally associated with eggs. Some eggs, such as those of the ground python and African house snake, are quite elongated in appearance, while those of the Indian python are of a more typical egg shape. |
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