The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-25

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Fecding-NenOmOus snakes NearI,
ENtinct-EiRunts of the Pun adder
and Copperhead.
From the New York Evening Post.
Acquainted by a recent exhibition. will
the possibility Of making household pets OF
snakes, amateur collectors, in greater
number than ever before. have been whip.
ping the Hackcnsack meadows for spc,t
mems, on the holidays of This summer. The
most fruitful territory within twenty-hv,
mics of New York, according to an en-
thusiasuc collector. lies on the Pal sades
from Fort Lee TO Tappau. and between the
Hudson and the Hacktnsack and its trib-
uiaries. Snakes are found in many other
localities in the vicimty-even n Greater
New York; but days search in this sec
ticn Of the meadows is never ultoEe th,r
Improbable and here knowing collectors
spend most of their effort. Snake-ca tchers,
1t was said, may be seen there on any hol-
iday, prying N swampy places. turning
over fiat stones and dead logs creeping
up the brooks. stepping softly. with eyes
alert and long forksd sticks ready
All you need 10 catch snakes" said a
collector to-day, lis the courage to with
stand the instinct against them; a branch
five feet long, with fork at the end.
snreadino ~, ,pob and , ho,e. 49,. 80,
ron h, ar t,,.., -, go. 80
Reach out quietly from behind and get the
fork directly over the specimens neck.
then press down quickly, but gently. SO as
not 70 bruis2 or break, and sou have II
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tles are I" "g rii' col-
peliIv"us, ne i'% Nv. iai 10y -
uedru oI ~ ye"I5' aiu ny some colIec 1
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thiee Veins u.s. Ho"esei' 49, 'lil's ~
%is SAM ia' speSi'iieh was
hllleG On me s'a'e 'Iiie e'Wee,l tSeW ioIM
a'ip Ne" 1850 on ''ie Iiu,iaon, ny olle
Nlcilei u 20 C'Ileotois WEI Z
Hucn ii'el So "nSn 'Ili3 "aS autiieil'i, :,
ca'eu, ior II wes tne on,y one reported
on NI'is 90, pe u A'ine NapoYe "Ilicii one
occas,ohallS eppea'9i III yTai9' - u as
seiteu aI9o wa. are nearly
eNtihct "l'llln IwvhIy-hVe hlneS OF Ne"
YORK one was ki,ieo Oh we ralsdues ny
lhoiiids Jo'ies o. Noruoii 'IlS summer IL
measure loui lee'' anu nau put TWO RAJ
tles' ne ldst PreV,ously kIloWh 10 nave
peen seen was hilIeu three years ago IL
was very large spec'ileh' ana hau eleven