Egg tooth

[NCHERPS]

Thought you guys and girls might like to see a photo of one of my old Freckled pythons(Liasis m mackloti) hatchlings.
As you can see the egg tooth is clearly visable.
Not something that you get too see very often, as they drop off so quickly after hatching.

url: http://www.ncherps.com/Freckledhatching3.jpg

 

[wattso]

Hey, now thats a cool pic! do they lose the tooth within hrs?

 

[NCHERPS]

Yes, within hours, or it seems that way to me, usually I have woken up to find they have all hatched and , don't seem to have any teeth left to photograph.
Just lucky on that occasion!
Still amazes me how they cut through that thick shell with that tiny tooth!

 

[Nicole]

That's a great pic!!!

 

[ackie]

nice snake NCHERPS