The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-08-03
right Between "a MungOOz and
Cobra CaDeIIO.

Being desirous Of seeing combat be.
tween snake and its inveterate enemy,
the Mungooz, an animal similar to the
Ichneumon of Egypt, requested the
charmer to exhibit fight of the kind.
He instantly consented, (as every one of
those men carry not only snakes, but
Mungoozes with them, and led US out in.
to the compound-the' field attached to
almost every house in the cantoments.
Having expressed our fears lest any of
the party might be injured by the reptile,
he proposed that the exhibition should
take place under an enormous pheasant
coop Of worked wire, which was lying
unused in the court yard This arrange
ment was acceded to, and. at our sugges.
ton the snake first taken in the morning
was selected for the encounter. The
mouth of the vessel in which he was en-
closed was placed under the coop, and
the covering suddenly withdrawn. In a
moment after the Cobra Capello darted
out. The kedgeree pot was then taken
away, and the edges Of a peasanITy let
down. During two or three minutes,
the monster poked his nose all round the
enclosure. evidently wishing to escape;
but finding this impossible. he quietly
coied himself up, freeing, however, his
magnificent head from his folds, and re.
NAMED IN sort of listening attitude.
Presently tho man produced the Nun.
gooz, and let him to his adversary. New
er was more surprised, This was the
first time | had seen one. | expected to
behold somewhat powerful opponent,
The little creature which suffed round
the edge Of the coop was about a third
larger than an English rat, of a mottled
color, with small red eyes, and would
have been avery ugly animal had it not
been for its tail, which was long aud
bushy in circumference near the centre,
almost as the little body to which it was
attached. For time the Mungooz ran
about without going direct up to the
snake, which however, having perceived
its tormentor, had prepared to give him
battle. Suddenly the tiny creature, which
seemed TO be little more than a mouthful
to his adversary, saw the snake and with
| out hesitation ran at it.-So apparently
, unequalled contest | never beheld
The cobra capello had reared itself, ant
spread out its hood, sort of Aeshy capt
it initiates when irritated, and which ha
3 given rise to the designation. The mari
: round its eyes resemble pair of specta
a ces Its marble stained scales seemed
s all alive as it raised itself some three fee
e to meet the attack of the little savage
E whose fiery eyes seemed suddenly t
glow like red hot cinders as it rushed to
S wards its mighty enemy and bi; it. Tn
4 snake darted at it, seized it, inflicted it
v deadly wound, and then threw itself bach
s The mongooz was evidently disable,
p Faint and almost dying it retreated. Ma
d ny of US fancied the battle over. and re
J. gretted the untimely end of the courage
k Gus little beast. After limping about fC
(. some time, and even lying down wit
/. sheer exhaustion, the mungooz began t
d poke its nose in the grass. What it swa
d lowed none have ever been able to trace
if though large rewards have been offere
i. for the discovery. What the herb is TIL
,e little animal partakes of none can tel
q but certainly its effects are mraculou
3. for no sooner did the creature imbibe th
v sought for antidote, than it suddenly IT
q covered its pristine strength, and agai
IS attacked the serpent. This scene W,
m re- enacted no less than seven times; eac
r, time the cobra appeared weaker an
e weaker, till actually tired out. Til
to mungooz at length succeeded in catcl
ing the monster by the throat, and d
=, stroying it, to the surprise and admiratic
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