The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-06
SWALLOWING THEIR DABlEA
Snakes that Take Thslr Yesas - 0ss 81
Dapgsr-fishes that do the Same Thsno.

Snakes thas Take ThsIr Yesss - 0ss 81
Dasgsr-Fishss that do the Same Thsag.
This fellow camo out too soon," said .
saloon keeper on Jerome avsnuo as lie held by
the tail q large garter snake. stltf and frozen
into letters Il came along hero day or SO
ago. and where the rain had loosened the soil
In tho cliff down came part OF II. and with II .
ball Of garter snakes rs large rs your head
Tho lump rolled with the rocks and gravel into
tho road. struck the plank walk here. and few
into pieces. the snakes all waking up and
crawling away. Almost everybody that came
along killed ono nnd those that rot away wore
caught by tho blizzard and frozen up. Around
here the Rar.crs come out about tho
first Of tho month. I've seen them crawl.
ing about before tho snow was OIL the ground.
but they generally walt until thov feel the warm
sun. Last year wont through the fields that
skirt Ogden avonuo and down back Of the Kemp
estate came to an artificial pond about half
full Of water--a regular hot bed for striped
snakes. They were lying about In all direc-
tions; some down by the water. others In the
grass. and on rock was stretched out the big
Rest one ever saw. It must have heard me 40
I put my head through tho leaves. for 1t made
. kind Of a rustling noise. and then occurred
tho strangest performance that evor Wit
messed. The big snake opened her mouth
and about half dozen little Ones each Is big
as lend pencil. ran down her throat. Whom
they were all in she darted off,"
The story teller appeared enragsd when the
reporter suggested that this must have been
an illusion or WAS. perhaps. due to the close
proximity to Gabe Cases.
DO snakes swallow their young" was the
question propounded by tho reporter Of TIE
SUN to several laymen. all Of whom expressed
khA lat hat ol-ao, ALL d. n I'D
pressed for food. Ono man was OF tho opinion
that they did. unless the young got the start
and swallowed the old ones. A. naturalist who
was consulted however. not only affirmed that
they did: but said that he hnd hmsssii FRY, r.
son. he said "instanced q case thirty years
ago OF n rattesnake that swallowed her young.
darted into her mouth the moment they heard
q. Brown Goole. Curator q the. Smithsonian.
the Advancement of Science. ho cited a number
OF extremely interesting cases all tending to
mon one In tho 'TaerIs Queene.' published In
1890. there is mention Of the fact:
So1ns as tia, In ,s Sh' Mr.; r ,9sm snSns
man living in fredericksburg. Ohio. who while
| wal king along creek came upon large
| the water then wheeled about and placed hel
Jaw Just level with the surface q the stream
dozen SNAKES ss The man killed the old ono
| and found about twenty little snakes alive III
Different snakes" said the naturalist
have different ways OF calling their young
| A noccnsin that was suddenly encountered
Of young snakes came out from behind a LOO
and run down the old ones throat Her head
was cut of, and the young ones taken from tbs
| from more than . hunded different sources
or these six'y.seven observed the young dar
the msans oil commnnication that warned
them OF danger. which wac either hiss.
click. rattle. or whistle. Five witnesses saw
| the young go in and como out again. and one
sss dys Pr Edy"a Palmer To-
seven young rattlesnakes run, into the mouth
Of an old one. He secured them ALL and the,
n ehf + Pro 81 th1
testimony:
nsd ""sn S T"a sr"xn n k%% ill.,
e.f, on portion OF the tnIsE ,n"ss aud revealed sey
That s hay"x no GST IL ss o. :as
whsn 20 s aT ,s
+.
s.%etiaas SS.s sm old SHAKE Would fsSs done Oils
as ts as ssSas%y
ys. siSs =: :s
s%s A.; II 81 sY;S;
opened the abdomen aud found the young still &C
| tive.
There are many creatures that have SINH
lar habit. Among the reptiles may be mentlo
the .scaly lizard. that has been observed. ac
this. The fishes Of the genus Arns IN Panama
according to Prof. Agassiz, carry their youni
Collector Of animals, ana has traveied ali owe
the world, told me that in floating over Z. strean
In South America he saw u gigantic fish In tn
fishes about It's head. All at once they disap
peared. and u few moments later came In viey
tinctly dart again In a body at the mouth Of tn
old one and disappear The fish was th
studio. and the natives said that 1t was wei
known that the male fishes receive the younI
| into their mouths"