Antique English Shoe Snuff Box Puzzle With Snake

5 inches long by 3 1/4 inches tall.Carved toe and heel with look of side button and eye.

I think of this as the Victorian equivalent of the Whoopee Cushion or pretend dog doo doo.

When an unsuspecting Man would be offered snuff and he would open the lid...out popped the snake.

Perhaps an Allegory even then for the evil of tobacco.

Large nice, wonderfully carved and good snake pop action