, 1879-03-15
FEEDING lAT'rr.TYNAKEs,
,SrIs FORK Sun,

stttf FORK 5Hu.
Lately a number Of very fine spccInens of
snake, hath venomous n,,h farmlcss. havc hecn
e,,s'1 H.. .,,s,".4on. ~ usa 4.,,s.,.-
a.. nuuea 70 t"'. a.t''e'o"s " Ie h'"a''".n'
water moeca.ins, addcrs. .ipers, king rnakes,
fox knnkcs. CHICKEN snakes, bon constrtctnrs.
aul n,.rv ,,hc,s An That tlc rtdlcc,on ia ,n m.
u"u """. o a., Ill ~. " ~ ~.
usually large ana h'so one' ootn ny teahoh OF ta
comprehensiycncss md tile fine eoult!on of the
specimens It includes.
poIaonous snakes very seldom takc ,ootl IN
s1",,. ~ ...s. ...ta. 49, ...ts "
chptlPtT' ~ so'io epce!cs' ~ epetinen nas
ever boon found that won'd 40 80. AZ rule
tEey obstinatcly starvo themselves. sometimes
living for uiuc or even twelve months without
o,t;ur orovi,0 cradu.,1v w.okcr dax ,,v t,,v
until they finally die. Crota''s Uerr'd"s is not
TINT eost q snaKe' Ae u pfaetIeal. reauy ~
aaapline hlnsst 10 cifcMhanees, ,ts'. aH !, 9o Is
hungry, - 90 besausc no;tlnE daeess!o'e - a.
-, NJ. berGh objects to snases being icd WITH
living anttnnIs. 30 "hen INC rnttlcFmnkes'
monthly rnea,.tno eomss, sI, 9s u asa or ara ''
aay ass, e a y ao III nro NJ np none
h1nnftum. anu tne I. olnneI W. sersea ManaGer
Husler acscd as superlntenacnt, Ut rGspccttu!
alstanec' r.. Dotnee n'aSeo neaa w we'tes' atu
tau two able assistants. a large, iat sat was
feet long The rat manifested .!. ashesrta! uat;
fcrcnco to the SITUATION, that vas NO aount based
on the napry de.uso In t1,a1 'ts eooanon was
Simply nhra.ess D'9 "prt". - arolte1 uncon
cesue4iy over tIc uut.y!ns s sess'o''s ~ u shake,
pecrca aoWn amonE tne cole !or stnmetn'sig 70
cay, aia ssafcn VIII innoSssa. suIPIias a.a cusl.
osity aI .e apnasEn ,aai,a soe9nol ~ ,a M s
nonsia,amse as.Iang aeenea hat, 10 as'onssn % Inc
bhaRe, N.Y. Sauseo Ai'l, ~ uSs'tale apout open"
1iE hostasaties oRa,nse snem so9i e9stolnee'
lhat s!tua!ion Waa manta!ueu lGr hVe 1nitl-
utce. Al tIah taun .lse aatttssnames ~. Warning
iiotee weso soann hu s,ri.. ny 1T eoiso ~. m.tn oa
fatsly blazing Win ~ ma!l9nant isIoslty' A.
length It struck a. INC fat--Afu m.sseu. Inc
rat sectneu 70 ta;nR meaning inolo OF atle oecnf.
rence thau Tint tto worn, wanted ~ TO c'lauEo IT,
lhere Was no apparent alaf!a' nut onsy an aeeess
81 curiosity ~ the inaha , ol inc lr1sky rodent
anont thc qulssshE. ~ M1lxaH.E "a; La. t9 ,satas!y
'itnsell concerning n; wn'g ne "a'kea ae,oe1ate. e
sna9c sItucR a9atHt aEo tEat uLAc caueIt nls
v,et'm,s olt ninu !egs' n, no.Isoe " tes'teg g'Ta
! tHs 1forFMhs was ~ ataat niosns!t ~ " pouuenH
upon '!ss victim. me mt nfoaa heaa Mas ooet1-
I'd int9 ~ enormous mouth t. ~ tls w!,elyis
| tcnueu JaNs the lalEe, MooNsu, ecno!lvIas lanes
Werc efGStea; thel. ayss Sa"wea VIII .nsy. r.
2ueKef l,lan slght eoaaa ia''o" INC notlon !ic
aeaaly n!ow Was aa'aS.eu t',e @ Vnc s.a". .ea M ane
tasiened IN the lce.m i!ie stfueGl,ne' sQncaK-
| lse, and nov ihosouEnay alaElnco Iat' anu the
| he1t nn1 IG;tnsncu !;.t,, ~ IT.. its !osmeE a
atttnas, sti a,anf tnrSafSt'', E.. oaf ~, smp1
followtne, WIN "a1shiu4 tyes' tae move
! mcnls u Ns v'Gtln. Witno9t cssasi1lg
my intttier attaeK. Ine lrgntchGa M sat iost H.
stantly slc use OF thelcE tllat hau uech ssrack
un lis otaer thrce !cRst1t ilfst snrnhc aoout ~
II In Wild terror, then Dragged Itself nrnlnu tue
cage moro A'ii more s5Qfs'Yi A. length II tcrawled
among sne eo!ls Of taS Shnke, Au lheIc c1p'sea.
Thirteen minutes eia1aGd from the tins 1t WAS
hittcn until II "as uelta;a
:, Almost itntnau!atest the III snake proceeded 10
| the sWallo8tne pToset&t: lherc was no prcpafa.
tory n,olssensng, sollillE upon, my prcssles q
INC body. inc toakf simply seized the rata