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Hi,
1.It was Karait, the dusty brown snakeling that lies for choice on the dusty earth;
What is meaning of the word in bold letter?
Thanks.
Baby snake? duck > duckling/ snake > snakeling
This is a variant of krait:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krait
It's a snakeling because it's small.
MrP