The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-14
RULE FOR MOVING A PYTHON
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p.-s 100 early yesterday forenoon to
-. ',,r the firstptiuns in America a public
.rr,a,''ion of the Irish kingnnaks n.ilai-
,sri, 'ap,coa). which Il rare even In the
rrrrr y Ireland. its habitat. found upon
s1-r, - az tia snake houas that the hest
|, ttsv could get was disappointment.
snaks hadn't come.
Nv, other things Of interest in the mo-.
..r.-iAlly around the snake house. were
= Yesterday. Charley Snyder. who
- raad keeper of the roo and head
s-4,sr ~ the snake hOuss-second only
O.. CURATOR DitmArs for the
srs. tina some results oe the patient
tTsrrrnE which he has devoted 60 his
spases durings the dull winter months
40 in the early morning hours &c was
NOV az day in the reptile house.
fsr'y morning hours were chosen be-
csasa when you wish 90 take sbout eight
vA-i- 4 regal python from one cage to
rrothar that has just been painted and
Perforated. not to mention remnants
Ike sixteen yards % anaconda or four
an quarter yards Of boa constructor.
ou- hn,s oneself hampsPed by Sunday
. ~ 1Vds few Saturday night folks
o. hAi Just swsksnsd in -dead- sub
way ears on sidings near fremont
ag-pua did wander into the park when
sh.y finally awakened. but these avoided
the snake house.
Before getting down 20 the tricks of
hogi.swork which Charley Snyder has
taught his snakes and which were first
r'ihl,clv shown yesterday something
about moving snakes from cage to cage
AM getting away with il should be- re-
htai in the interest Of science.
VIZ Ditmars decided some time ago
that u would b. a good idea 10 paint up
some nsw cages and give the loveliest %
his -T,ake~ new and agreeable quarters
IhaSs cag@a are well ventilated. hut the
ar IL made 20 pass throagh them slowly
that the temperature may bs kept up
srnund a5 or iOO degrees. The painters
inside The cages used on the floors some
mixture that contained shellac. The
fun..- Il the alcohol in the mixture rose
upward IN the 100 dsgres temperature
IN. PAINTERS got soused.
Across from where they worked were
~ great king cobra. the several cobra
n. ag.ilos. the pythons and anacondas
one Iatnter named Sweeney. who is not
sven a moderate drinker. stuck IL out
AMI finished the painting of the eleven
cages. wherefore some ~ the occupants
we're moved to the new quarters yestsr-
day. The fact that the interior Of the
1~w cages had been painted a light green
hos pothing Ia do with the present week.
To pick up a python from the Congo
measuring a trihe more than the bread
jump record and weighing about I'D
pounds h simple enough. even II he IL
bv-ly because Of basking in a high tenn
r-rature. An you have to do. a. was
noted yesterday. il 10 sound the alarm
which brings To Charley Snyder's side
Johnny Palmer and Johnny Tourney OF
the snake house and Keeper Walt Thu
man. the elephant man. Walt Ferguson.
Nnd Dick Spicsr 81 the beNr dens Johnny
Reilly and Frank EnglehOlm 81 the monkey
House. Johnny BaVreuther OF the antelope
heshss. whleA contains all ths animals
n0t recsntly killed in Africa; George
SnysisE, Charlsy's brother. from the
plaNaant aviary. and a few others.
rhs frSt move was made by Charley
snyder To begin with he ordered his
little son, Charley. Jr.. out Of the snake
rouse. Then from the front 81 the glass
age Charley. Sr.. took a good look At the
40 regal pythons in a single cage 90 see
rhSTe they were lying After this all
At around for an hour and half until
IN. ~ the pythons slid into its bath at
the far end " the cage.
sT1le minnie Rev decided 60 hathe
charley ran behind the cage and slid
q wooden door almost a. high a. the
az" between the tuO pyihons. Then
b" threw open the hack doOr-not too
f-r and prOdded up IN" other sleeping
'vfhun with y hambOo role 20 get ~
sor- enough Ia remove it, head from the
IL - he mai hat
- head Trs-s angrily Charley took a
r'" 80 u with blanket and slapped
~ head "a he hoor.
Nfsr~uIuu Johnny Tourney fell on
,ra SAt shoulder of the snake George
r. r-r ~ on another shoulder The
'rr-~ 1-sgan hauling away. A yard after
;-Id Vas drawn from the slit in the Gage
"r fls other keepers grabbed sec
'.r soon they had all the snake out
o. 10 L4r0pw runway lack of the cage
sr'' tu"v frsIHdled u TO the new cage
1ug like AN eight cared rrew-oT
'"I" Ike frrmen trying 10 aim high
:Tss-r!re hose
~ QUO ha- 20 do after this - 20 nut
AZ ~ tl.On mt the new cage and then
&. ...k for - ma t. and start over again.
I.. vgy 20 put a snake into a new cage.
.' sHr' "-s 80 what late cookbOoks or
a'gif0r- 9th recipes may tell you
- 600 10 y backward Put the python's
y VITA he new cage fret Then insert
..F 'fL'H' tf-sst move ana 81 thAN paFt ot
% r"HI 'n think 70 over After a moment
rs"rr -o'rs 'uor, into the cage and 20
~ssy ~ ~, until only the last foot or two
- 'u . thrown "a
ufro 20 this time the python Loses
. i"nu-r 10 - a standing rule OF the
= 800 u" Isl Charley snyder tO put IN
- .-si i-ugth which includes the Jaws
'-..s want 10 fa-'"n on you To get "a grip
1910 .""o . pv;nOn gets a grip and s~irls
.r| 5000 'u bag vou the whole EOolog
r,"e'" " the city Of New York cant
- r..
'~o POINT ~ the Ranle which, harley
-'ar"d. - Ia chuck the head ~
.. .''.ru INTO the cage hard enough
.r - the far side. hut not quite
' .H"pgh 10 break the glass out front.
'.'r srY slam the door and run like
...us Hard work all of H.. but any
-"-'s.r~r will tell you that Of moving
49, harley and his squad had moved
"'hons be- led tho way To the cage
. 2 re cobra de capsllOa, quoting
D. ri"red the words 81 the ofiicial
The terror 81 India, wSeTe
'- a'wcen IsnOO and 2O.O0O people
20 Iui The most deadly OF all