Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-21

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|of this creature has Eesultaa fnfaiig.
The fact that dissection ano tatcrg-
sc0ple ernmiinnttab 10 MAJ 3e41ht any
trace OF gianas Tor tia ee1fotlon %
vtnoHs IL sufncieut svidenc Il ts9i-
cate that this curious npentaR 30 the
lizard family has been sI4n1lsed.
Some ysaFp aso . civil eesinegr IN
the southweat undertook % settle once
for al the question wh6thAr r'the
monster war deadly or not. A hne
specimen was captured and confined
IN wire enclosure. a chicken was
obtained and its feathers, swegp Sc,
moved In order that the lizard might
have sveFy opportunity 20 strike at
the breast. The chicken was then
held quite close TO the ella monster
which soon snapped viclousiy and &C.
cured q firm hold on the fowls breast.
retaining this grip for more than ten
minutes. when the victfhf' was re.
leased II was found that the chickens
breast bone had been broken. Never
theleas, the fowl quickly recovered.
the bone knitting and the wound
healing with no symptoms OF poison
ing. tia very probable that the rep
utati0n 'oT evil borne by the ella
monster ~ due simply and solely 20
its' moot FopuSivs appearance.
Whether the tarantula IN venomous
or not has always been disputed.
There seems tolbe no doubt whatever
that the bite Of thIs creature is one
of the most painful that can be in-
nicted by any creature, raptiliauvor
not People IN the southwest Will ten
one that Indians who heve borne the
torture. OF the sun Gance without
fiuching have rolled upon the ground
In agony when bitten by n tarantpla.
whose bite leaves a hvid scar never
quite etfaced. while n 10 puhaibIe.
that the bite OF this creature % really
fatal, the fact remains that there N in
the annals OF science no well auti1en-
Heated instance OF the kind. el
The eentipede leaves q little trail
OF white blisters wherever IL cfawigI
over one. each of these developing
Into a painful ulcer. Its bite, like
mat OF the tarantula. 10 extremely
painful but not at all DANGEROUS.
most unpleasant companion of
the deserts Ia the scorpion. whose
venomous powers have. however, been
Greatiy exaggerated. TheTe r. no hu-
thenticated case Of a fatal bite ON
ltB part. ia ,. itsgssA ss =. !. - 4
The hog-nosed viper. the real tar.
ror OF tho southwest, Ia found IN
southern New Mexico and Artsona.
No more reDulsivs creature than this
could well be imagined. II derives
its name from its turned-up nose,
which curiously resembles the shout
OF the hog. over its eyes stand two
hornlike scales that look something
ike the gogeles worn by chautgenFA
IL rarely attainB length exceeding
eighteen inchsa- II hides Ia the SanA
which II precisely OF the same color
a. It's body, q circumstance that IL
bkely to lead the wandereP 10 {. Sad
upon II accidentally. May sheep
herders have been fatally bitten by
lhls reptile. It's fangs are almost ex-
aetIy IKE those Of the RATHER and the
venom In fully an deadly.