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them do it." Such being the case, I am bound to believe
his account of terrapin-hunting reliable, more especially as I
had ocular demonstration that the terrapins were caught.
These gather together in the shallow water under the
crocodiles or caymans, as they rest with their backs exposed
in some sunny place in slumber.
The negro women, who by the by have not the slightest
fear of the cayman, knowing this, seek these sleeping
monsters, and gently tickling them on the belly, cause
them to turn over, when the women quickly seize the
terrapins beneath.