The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
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ticc ~ ~" trrlic no ,'ouorcnor doc
not necessarily y ON that ~" ersor hns nm
t"cni1f rover ~ "GGl',, hun +" charm ~"
strong attraction fo' him ard 'hHt. icinG aiso-
lr'ol, urH'rnid : EN- and avoiding INV in
iur, ~ 'icn' W" ran liv" among them vr'
OrR y fcS ,cars nro 'hcr" vas for a'ino .u
N"v Nolb 4 man known - snake rrn ~" world
,,rr Ito Gala lmsolf Professor. lu' What
hr urnirs~os ne ono seems NJ H. 10 trll nrd ~"
-nak" dcal"rs H0d "SJerts ~, cit lin merely
n : orld-airhlirc nnd !niclHrcrt 't1ti' g he
knows moro about their hnshr-e than they
DO Themselves Sometime ono hears NJ him
IN iniia Then he turns ~ On Africa or N"1's
iltp ~lngaiorc or Nn0GCF~ a'pli Spl'n NlH'-
ic1. INT alvey, he lives among srsfcs is sur
ro""ioi hv them p"d j. :. fearless ~ 'h"m
as " they Nere rabbits Ne studied tho snakes
- his region While he stayed bore. ard caught
siyty-nine 'oiuerhoadS NJ along 'he Pnl-ade.,
In ono summer T'rn he moved OH sol'hwnfd
and NJ on" tnoSs IN lust Mhal part 81 the eloh"
he and hi snakes are wandering now
topieth"a1S ~" he only Kind ~ poison
snake very common IN This neifhbCrhn"d.
, ,bbC r6 an "'c"S'on val rn, ,n na !, i ,bs dr S,%ns
captured one. not long ago. and brought II 20
town for sale. but he knew nothing about hand
linz anakeS. aud IN getting the RATHER out IF
IN, has he was bitten nv II Pennsylvania is
n great hIuting ground for %ro''lers mud oth"r
snakes. and Flnrida and the Far West furnish
the New York dealers with much Of their ratN"
supply Roa corstric'ors come MP from Brazil
pythons are chiefly from Singapore From
lndia come innumerabie varieties 81 hrllhahtlv
marked 81. ees. aud most valuable but most
does not nace-sarllv mean death but there is 10
known antidote for the bite ~ n cobra and is
venom has been the object Of mos, interesting
oyrrrirentS in two scipr'ifc world
" IL in connection with this subject OF scien-
tifC research that the snake trade has had such
. boom within recent years. The growing in
ieTest in baCteriolosv has created n new market
for poisonous, snakes, and next 70 the great
and chemists are the greatest snake buyers
One New York dealer has sent to the University
Of Cambrld ge more than 200 poisonous snakes.
A practising physician in the city himself q
noted bacteriolorist has supplied the C%nivers,
~ Of Heidelberg With so poison snaseS %,
III ~ NlNIf ilt ~" III Y M v
been forwarded 20 Munich from one snake
house here 10 lie used In chemical eNIertrents,
Parts takes large quantities II our snakes ard
students in our own country are eA experimenting
largely with snake venom.
A.New York, physician, who has probably
Giri' ether man in YSevw" Y6rk. and whose eyreri.
ments have attracted great interest in the
world Of science, knows ssmuch about POISON
les them with imperturhable serenity.
There il Little or no danger. IL one oherci SOS
ordinary CONNER sense, he SAD to a S.M re-
able fear o. serr en,s. L. l. childish and vi.
warranted. bu, il seems 70 be instinctiye; Ever
the way % even a small snake. Like every one
else. had 10 overcome lint fear Ct ihc outset
but now hav ntevena trace OF tn ieeIins anc
At s"tShe Acadsmy Of Medicln.."' but from time {
Tine l.ye had Collections 6 Of snakes ma. - on tn. ,oI
/ III NJ. Or course never allow the children to
ff "qs .o,S a p Secides sHa @is E', d"c%r pbg BIT ff, did wan
/ them to cultivate a rational attitude towarc
the creatures and lose 2 fear OF them,
snake venom by something thatl read in one Of
my children's books to the efec, that certain
, .Trii%aliI n, wsre s ip ms. 90 frG lmpo ,Tste a f ssdso bh:
snakes. I found that much harder than i had
handled them Only the 'pythons and Biz
harmless snakes were TO be had. That was sir
yesrs age, Nov there are number. OF dealers
possible TO buy right here In the city almost any
poison snake one wants The scientific demand
| has had a great deal to do with developing that
branch Of the snake trade. The snake charmers
and fanciers don't. as a rule. want poison snakes.
We want nothing else.
medical science to-day. and by the comparison
' of shake poison with other toxlnes We arrive AT
some intcr"s,inr results there has been very
The nervous system and the circulation. and that
study isof absorbing interest ltisn't that weare
merely irving 10 find antidotes for snake bites
W want to ~anelyzo snake toxines. study their
effects on the human organism. compare the
poisons and their effects with the toNines gen
Grated bv the bacilli Of various diseases, and 50
get around to the antidotes or cures for those
| diseases.
comuosition Of snake poison IL constant-that
f., the poison Of all snakes Of the same srecies
Is the same in congestion, consequently L is
. sSsir. 1871 Of B BacIii / II take issH hi. class ssse cnP ias,s snsd
10 a tube and bulb. ] hold the snake by the
throa, and mako it bite nI1n the opposite edges
The cur and rims down through the tube, and
there I have tho pure. unauthorized poison.
.of course some Of ne exrsripen,ins |. don.
auspices and protection OF medical societies, and
ii would ho .ooli,h t. ohljcc, 70 / upon hinnne
snakes in captivity on what they have always
killed and eaten In their free state. u j. hard
on the smaller animals 10 he eaten. hut II Ia lev.
and the snake has "a much right to Ii = and 70 the
protection Of humane societies rs the rabbit or
mouse or frog. Very remarkable discoveries
In the field " chemistry and medicine have
ALREADY been made through this study Of snake
venom. and still greater discoveries may be
undoubtedly, will be made. Tie Interest in the
subject is keen and wild II read
The question Of snake. feeding. upon which
the doctor touched lightly. has been a vexed
one-hunane societies have objected to feed
inc snakes on live birds and animals. and the
snakes have as strenuously objected TO toucn-
ing food that had been Killed After u snake
has been long in captivity II ma possibly Learn
TO cat dead food. but II never likes II. and some
snakes can never be induced To touch II. save
by force. \ python prefers indolently starry
ing 10 death To eating food Tint 1t has not killed
and tho only way In which tho big pythons o
the Bronx Zoo ara kept alive L. by tho proc
ee- known In tho snaio trade Us stuifin4.
Five or six attendants enter tho cage and
lay violent hands on Mr. Python. who writhes
vpirly. Another attendant opens the. snakes
jaws and shOveS the s!GEc'- ration. down IFS
unwilling throat. poking the dinner for enough
: dowH 50 that the snake will not be- able to diN,
gorge 10. SO tho creature is Kept living and
the privilege OF dignifed suicide Is denied "a
I IL but il i all In the interests Of humanity
| Probably the python considers that the =. +
| &. 4. makes inyidIols d stinC'!ons.
Some Of the other snakes have 10 be stuffed
! but most % tho smaller onos come around 10
"A loint where they VII! accept n dead SPARROW
or mouse disdninfully. but with a degree OF
resignation. Snakes are Carr!CioIs in their
opIr,itas md pftap LONG aXt ,ri.I,pr /. pep.t-