The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-03
CATCHING SNAKES IN INDIA.
Qneer HIT Effective Method of Cap
turing Great S%erpcnts.

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Qneer Hut Effective Method of Cap
turing Great Serpents.
Mrnageriss are always in need OF
snakes, and as India ahounds in these
reptiles, perhaps to a greater extent
than any other country in the World, TO
India 90 the managers when their
stocks begin to run low, Snake hunt
ing in India, unless II understands the
trade, is a perilous business, fora large
err percentage of the Indian Srrpcnts are
poisonous than in any other part of the
globe, and even u llindoo has no desire
to die Of snake bite, nor within the
crushing folds of q constructor, EeStdcS,
however, the demands from the me.
nageries, the Indian government pays
n bounty on snake heads. So there Is Il
double incentive to Indian snake huu-
and when there are sufficient or"
u ers on hand from the menageries, a
VI unit is organized on u grand scale,
n Preparations are made by ascertain
ng from the natives a promising snake
Il ~iStrict, which is usually a tract Of
Jungle with a thick bamboo or grass IN
l%ergrowth. In such lands snakes are
ouho ny 'nous'n'N' ana ai,''" P'on''S-
hS pa''h Is discovered a n'g'iihlhg Is
made b, clearing or burning the under
grown from S'riP eh'''eiS '~n''r'''hS
he. snake farm, then a broad expnnse Of
perhaps an acre is cleared on one side
f'nd there is located the snake trap IA
lhe''ihs e~N''"os' IoF ""o or ~" N"fuN
~ vac" Ai'e on 'H' ''eu''' 'l"'f' IVY
3W'hRs gradually CONTRACTING q 'h'
1rep'ii's mo a eol ne sac. from Wn'eh
,her' ~ no escape several h"l'''e" VA
z'l'es are asseh'p'tu' atd on 1t uoN Nheh
|'he VIVA Is from 'he rlght quarter th'N
'he d'S'rle' seiee'ed' anu Ut
u sNe" S'g"ai' SCI hrf !" Tue Jungle
a''er 'he hrt mas ,airiN started ihe ma
'Nes are ca'i'n hti'hu me ht't'hG' as
mere ~ no nee" OF 'helf services on the
other sloeS' TOT every snake tenant OF
'he ornsh hees IN the same direction
toWara 'he 'a'ai netting
n'","u S'"n" rows VI men, armed
"''n clhos !" s''cNA' ready 'oRl'e 'he't
sn"N'sn'Ps !" hN'lN reception AS the
're approaches 'he he'tlhR the snakes
o'h' IN ero""S' ny numerous some
''"'S ny 'n""Sah"A' ~ Tue wings 'h'
h'el are concentrated with 'h'ir c'noS
'e""S '" Nun 'hoS' attempting I" 'S'
)'hPe' ana IN tRe mann hodS OF the rep
'''es approaches 'he he''lhg' Inc wings
are P"S''" forward toward each other
ne s'aNeS supporting the netting ore
"ri'ch hrh'lN mo lie ground ana the
SNAKES are lhcloseu' hu' snakes can
'iii'o "'"'oS az wen as monkeys ana 80
.he nv" ~ nv NI'HS are KEPT nhS\ XII
ine '""SN '.'' enotaNoF Y" escape over
II ''P'S' w '"' '"i az sac 'h' H'l'IhR
'>''noH ""oNc "S wen as On Inc Sl'leS'
"'" ,h' ,"'R'' Po'''oh OF 'h' r'P''i''
wv ""''s vo"''nl'o''" "tlh'h 'h'S
,"''"""'V' 'n''' NV NcenF ~ one OF
-, '"'"'''''n' I"' tue Sh'N'S are u
~, VI Wv ''uo"'"uN require
W '"o'" Nv, '''ns more ''ai S'N felRh'
'"'"'s !" ''nR''' hhu' US 'h'lr move
"' WY pu''N' 'h' ~n'i'io"'eu
'' '' N'P' "'uE'nR "o""' III III
At '"'' R''o'Nd"' ana anus
''S' ""'" "'N'''A ~ 'H'"PF '"' hhh"'
r'Pem'S INA. go trough ''e ho'tIhR
'''"R e''" R'''''' '"nn 'a'l'
~ WI an many '"N'N az pos,
NJ" mus ,','''' /" '"iE'' Sha'' u
u. s','t'"''"' o'"p''' NO S"nN' y
pm ''''pr' '"" "'''F 'i' 'n'
''p''',' ""'y" van ""'h t'e''
WY n,""S" Tue n''SbeS OF '0e n'' nave
,''" "",'", "'''''."" u '"rh'' 10 VIZ
"',s'' "."''' remain.
''"s P"''S VI tue n''''hR mere
~, ''P' ""''n ''n II u"''e" "h" 'heh
''''S.'ne"' ana aI'er 'he slaughter OF
" '"N'e mas ''e" hh'Sheo INC
WIN VI capturing ln' hioSt promising
'p. 'esi"H' ,"e superintendent
p''n'' a. an '"''on'" ''a' VII nF'ng u
S'o" P,'e' '"n "s 'ne hhih'ai thrhs''
~. "'"u against 'he htt''hR III lfHl'lcss
'noi'S 10 esr"pe hs','h WIN wire 1901
az Wv e"' IL ih''"'uced' 'he SHAKE Is
''NH"e" 'n'~'nei'a'eIS oacR OF the hehh
~ WHY ~ ''Sh''"eo anu Tue thtnfe uc'
e"puh' oi u cage Kissing ana
winning h"rHRged thfoHeh ana seized
~ """'" NATIVES ~ once huhdIcs OF
oan'ooo cur mo proper lengths. have
"''ea"s p'th prepared three or Tour
men ~s'ra'gh'eh me h''ake and lay him
On u BAMBOO sometimes placing three
OF our sihaIler spllhts around him, and
1npn lHSnIHp him SppIIraIV 6nuvn uiib !
bamboo withes every inch Of his le,gtb
Generally the lasbinr is found IA he sut