I Sizzle Like Bacon, I’m Made With an Egg…

I sizzle like bacon,

I’m made with an egg.

I have plenty of backbone,

But not a good leg.

I peel layers like an onion,

But still remain whole.

I can be long like a flagpole,

Yet I fit in a hole.

What am I?

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Clue: I am an animal

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Answer: A snake.

Most of the clues in the riddle are self-explanatory. The “sizzle like bacon” clue refers to the “hisssssss” sound that snakes make.