The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-05-24
LAKE MARACAB0.
-,rIED SPORT IN RURAL VENEZ
rFtA. LITTLE VENICE"

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.4 sport" next to revolutions
qri lights, is hunting crocodiles
troudas? Near the delta of the
... are many rivers, which no
lrlian ever thinks of mentioning
...lf beauty, their tranquil waters
..aay environments, but for the
and size of the crocodiles that
49, nem. Many are the picnlcs
....I even so far away as Caracas,
..t7remoSt statesmen and litteratl
.... .-lMal, as well as by lesser lights,
... .Dompanied by ladies, to spend a
JAMS IN the gentle amusement OF
a. ,erpents and crocodiles from
-..ye Iairs. For such junket,
adIes are along, camp with |
.1ed tents is made on a high, |
k at a safe distance above the |
..1 conveniently near for obser-
rom which the women may |
. proceedings. None of the |
ing implements are required |
ind of fShing-nothing but |
.n about three feet in diane |,
from hight. strong vine, |
.srtywEere in the magnificent |
along the river banks. STRIPS !
.. .eef are wound around the |
strong lasso with a running |
AID over the bait. Then this |
..oy IS thrown into the stream
-taut it touches water several /
.-. with wide-open jaws, make
r. Ii. The one that reaches 1t |
eagerneSS to escape with the !
a Is his great jaw through the |
..u the lasso Immediately Sc
-a 1t needs at least half a |
.... cu to drag him out, for he |
..- S feet with unconquerable |
Against the bank and fights for
.. , in him. No wonder croco
nerous in these comparatively |
a-d waters. Judging from their !
winch strew the banks after
riing season Each female |
-.. forty eggs, which she lays in |
.. the sand, leaving the hot sun |
tuem out. Each egg is about !
..a size of those of a turkey. |
. with infallibIe instinct, each |
.l. at the period when incuba-
upleted. the mother crocodile, |
RI wicked ways in all other re-
y'Ibits some tenderness toward |
mug, assisting them out of their
<4 sooner are they liberated /
iant imps display their say
i'm a marked degree, biting |
object within reach Unlike |
rs tu0se Of the crocodile are !
Mule, yielding to the pressure |
u.eIs when handled, yet so
Il Il IS extremely difficult to |
em they are white. ike parch- |
.l Vie Indians consider them
-. of delicacies cooked in hot
before they are ready to be
ntine is not so safe and easy
.. saw a huge boa dragged
r.ay means of a lasso tied to
.t horse. and was given an
to examine its Jaws. They
-hed with two rows of sharp
"aed teeth, bent inward like
.cu6s. The average anaconda
ASH such large prey as deer
yes, but holds it securely on
--ter hooks until the animals
ease from sheer exhaustion.
Hoas frequently attack full
werful bulls, invariably aim
f.. animals Snout, and when
g-rrble fangs have been buried
.-i the victim seldom escapes.
.. .It hat it is not unusual for
.4r d snake asunder in his vlO-
uies, and then to march proud
read of the troop with the
trophy dangling from his nose
rocked teeth are firmly fixed.
.bat the serpents hold upon
mad of the lagoon, where he
etched like a great log, is
extraordinary. There are
acks nor stump to which he
OR himself, yet a horse cannot
eard until he has first been
notorious culebras de aqua
.. Mas and anacondas gorge them
TIN q whole deer at once and
.aabie for muscular strength.
INDIA is the most bold and vo-
lie two, and woe to the UNI
colt or heifer, which, pant
eat and thirst, incautiously
pool pre-empted by his
In an instant the coil of
tet IS around him, and a fear
UI of bones enSues.
OEi Of Maracaibo leads by
...a4 ARROW channel into a curious
same name, and is often er-
described as an arm of the
riypi-like channel connecting
.A enty miles long by from
miles wide, and gulf and
together different bodies of
wush together they are called
.-. If Maracaribo." The gulf is