Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-08
A PYTHON
Fearful Plight of a Man Trapped
In the Big Snakes Den.
EXCITING BATTLE FOR LIFE.
Piucky and Successful Struggle to Es-
cape the Embrace of the Writhine
Monster, Which Would Have Crush
ed Its Victim Like an EggsheIL.

Monster, Which Would Have Crus
ed Its Victim Like an EggsheIL.
Few men after having been rough
squeezed by Il python have lived TO I,
Of their SENSATIONS while in the q
brace of tire biz snake. An Englis
man employed iu the London ZuUloi
cal gardens was. however, one of [
fortunate few.
The BritiShar while in Antwerp v
tied rhe Jardin Zoologique. where
observed that a big pytlhnn-a fema
about fourteen feet IN lenSth-wns ~
ieriug from carries of the jaw. with
ceration OF the mucous membrane.
condition often fatal 10 snakes in CO
hnement.
Having pointed this nut to the re
dent director. the Engiishman obtain
permission 10 make trial Of an OH
ment that he had found e~ffcaciouS
the early stage of the disease amoI
his own snakes.
Now. rs i'll luck would have il. Z
regular keeper vas absent on this pa
ticular occasion. and his place was d
ed for the time by another from sol
other department Of the institute
This man spoke nothing but Elem
q tongue Of which the Briton was
norant.
The EngliShman went into the
thon's den with this attendant. taS
it for granted. of course. thar then
was accustomed 10 snakes and n-
ing him the box of ointment 10 hon
til the BritOn should be ready to II
When the Euglishman had lkht
the python fairly down to the { Ne
gripued her hard by the neck-ic
action had the effect. rs he intel u
"a hova aud which n always bvith
snakes. of making her open hefI'h
While holding her thus he pre- =
haod ,w,v from him a. rho slime
y, ,raran, b,r cat-binr hal. any
nortinn NJ his clothino In her rs 10
overcome him.
In her fright and rage She' heI
hodv ~ across tho Rritishar'ik and
,ui.+od har t,iI round ,nd,d his
other arm. All thar the Thhhah
now raorired of rho keeniIs. hy
teasing or %pinching her her' 'nere
or by nnwinding the tail wleceSSa-
nv, to cause her tn shift hiS roh' =
family apd prevent hcr lg long
enough on one spot r. unnle
pressure.
The Englishman turne ui"Ae .
sign to the Fleming to be- = uanu
him the ointment. To r'eiHhe'
dismay the Fleming's fam = SORT
OF full. impartial intereS'eu ~ MN
through the glass in me uo"r
closed oil the outside! ~ ue'ohhe
fr;rhtarod ~ tho nvthc had quiet
ly departed.
a. tho .omo inston,i he British
er turned the serpent neu oh him
SO suddenly and violt" ue mo
m%entarily lost console ne
found himself stagge''ou' 'nc ueh
lighting for life. HC'eu LIE rioS
20 c,ro vav avervent. yet his
chief fear at the y" "a i""'"s
through the glass.
~ n,shod tho > head away
g., him u-,th ,urength lest 1t
,,,,td oros. Ne Ind he can re-
,,ar,hor r,,chir.I of himself. a
,nnIhorru ooIorod in the mirror.
All the time thafe"' ne Ane"
,ha. ~ wos 49,, yover the other
n.than. who fht the disturb hOl
ance, were now 'ne uen.
above aud all al e'eis ur
r~ection.
The B%rltisherf ees energy 70 n
80. ". $3.50, lad retained suf-
eoian, nra.ancbd to realize that
- ~ :, II would be over
with him. TL nn ne
~, 80. ~ Hure II no longer.
TT,a .n, round before his
49,. "a ~ Pc snakes head. 80
~. ht,. lw twisted sharply y
- M !, Ier close to his face Tex
49,. -,is Ground. sho
The EngfH..S 80 aims ana
against It'll e.oneu porl
hands. butt ~ nc iouiu prol
-. s the steps outside
coughing 'ue p"'ee- -
- key down his back. pOr.
Fortunf oniy = prof
small pa ing
anairnlaIth a complete coil he
ronIa crushed like an egg