The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-30
ADVENTURE WITH A BOA con.
STRUCTOR.

captain g., of her majesty's 64tI
foot, was one Of the most interchangeable srorrs
men l ever met With, and The entire Of his
time that could be spared from csimenlaI do
ty was passed in the jungles. He was a
man oil vast personal strength, and could I'M
! dergo any degree of fatigue; in short possess
perfectly iron constitution.
When upon one of his excursions, CAPTAIN
u happened TO be passing the night at
small village in the Nynaad jungle, " hen
ryit vino had been ont very late searching for
stray bullock, came to tell him Of largo
cheetul or spotted deer, which he had watch
ed TO its lair. lie had also heard from the
villagers that large snake had been seen sew
eral times in that neishbofhood. He started
accordingly after his game at daybreals, ac-
companied by the villlser aud fayorite dog,
which rarely left his heels unless ordered. AZ
ter proceeding about half mile through very
dense lungles, and being, - The viIlaser sur
posed, near The spot whe-e The cheeiul had
laid down, Captain c OF 4 sudden mis-
sed lis dog, and hearing q rnstrs N The
bushes about ten yards %, accompanied Ivy a
Whispering noise. he turned IL that direction,
aud saw, what he at first glnnce took for 4
tiger, fIOll It's color, Il mixture Of slack and
brown, hut soon disc0vo.ed what the monster
really wash huge enormous boa consiruc-
tor. which had seized his pcor sumo, and was
At the moment crushing her to atoms in lis
terrible cells. The native who was with him
saw what II Was likewise, and immediately
fed. Capt. G afterwards described
the appearance OF The reptile, when thus coil
ed round his dog, 10 somewhat resembling Il
barrel, every portion in violent muscular mo-
ton, and he distinctly heard the bones Of The
poor animal crack In succession Wilhinil lis ter
rible embrace. At last the monster raised
its terrible head, and fixed two giaring eyes
on Capt. c, who in another moment
might, percharce, have been facinaied by
their deadly gieam, hut with unerriAg ainI.he
placed two balls in lis icrehc~d. Their effect
was not, however, as ne expected, fatal, and
the snake Instantly sncoiling itself from its
victim, came straight at Capt. c, who
Of course, took to Fight, but 50 thick was tbs
Jungle that he found the animal saining on
him, from the noise il made l:a0as the bush
es; and, therefore, sough Shaker in a tree,
relOadins his gun with all possible expedition.
Whether the reptile followed him by sight or
smell, he could no, judge, Eut Capt. c
was only just prepared for = secOnd discharge
when the boa reached the tree, and Instantly
twining itself around the stem, would have
soon seized him, hut fortunately at the next
OF BIB {; yet though the snake appeared for
moment stunned. it still continued its efforts
to reach him, until by repeated shots it vas
incapacitated from rising, not, though, till
Capt. G. had completely enlpled his
powder Task, and he even did not venture to
descend, as the reptile continued coiled round
the Tree, occasionally by a muscular move
ment showing that It's vital powers were not
wholly extinct. At length, after some hours
solt7ry confinement on his perch, and shout
ing undl he was hoarse for aid, Capt G.
had the satisfaction 10 see a number Of Villa
gers arrive, by whom the mOns;rous animal
was completely destroyed. Capt. c.
had 10 means Of accurately measuring its
length but by piece Of stick, which the ma
rives said was a cnbit long, and be declared
that il measured upward OF thirty OF these,
and much thicker than one Of his 0G thighs,
which were of make that Womb have well
become the leather fe .6or-shames OF any Life
euardsman The head of the boa was eat oil
bv his orders, and sent to the Hon. Mr. Cole,
then resident al Mysore, and It's enormous
Jaw still may possibly be in existence at the
nvsore residence.-NGdfaS U. > Gd>etfe.