The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-08-09
FOUGHT 4 PYTHON
Fearful Plight Of a Man Trapped
In the Big Snakes Den.
EXCITING BATTLE FOR LIFE.
Plueky and Successful Struggle 70 e..
cape ths Embrace pf the Writhins
Monster. Which Would Have Crush.
Cd It's Victim Like an Eegshstl.

Monster. Which Would Have Crush.
Cd Its Victim Like an Essshsll.
Few men after having been roughly
| squeezed by Il python have lived to tell
OF their sensations while III the emf
brace Of the big snake. An English
man employed In the London zooiog'-
cal gardens was however. one Of the
fortunate few.
| The Britisher while III Antwerp Wis
| tied the Jartlin Zoologique. where lie
observed that big python-a female
about fourteen feet iir length wis sui
fering from carries of the jaw. with ul..
ceration OF the mucous membrane. 4
condition often fatal II snakes In c0n-
finement
Having pointed This out to the resi-
dent director. the Englislinan obtnined
permission to uIuke trial Of mn Oint-
ment that he had found efiicnci0us In
the e,irly stage Uf the disenSe among
his own snakes.
Now. az III luck would have II. the
regular keeper wns absent on this IHtr-
ticulnr occasion. and his place WINS MI
ed for the time by nnOthpr from SOil,e
other department of the Institution
This man spoke nothing hut Flemish.
a tongue Of which the RritOn was lg.
norant
The Englishmnn Went into the n.y.
thon's den with this attendant. taking
1t for granted. Of course. that the nun
.s..y... Il l~..s n
ing him the box OF ointment to huld TN
I'll the Briton should lr ready to lise It.
When the Engishrinn had brought
the python fuirly down Ia the tiU,r be
eripled her hard by the neck. which
action had the effect. ns hp intended II
to have and which II always has with
snakes. Of milking her open her mouth
While holding her Thus he pressed her
head away from him Mt the same time
to prevent her cntrhin. hUld 0f any
portion Ut his rIoihing In her efforts to
overcome him
body up across the Britisher's back md
twisted her tail round and round his
other arm. All that the Engllshman
now required Of the keeper wns.S by
teasing or pinclllng her here aud there
or by unwinding tho tail when necessn-
ry. to cause her to shift her coils con-
stantly and prevent her resting long
enough on one spot to apply undue
pressure.
The Englishman turned to make a
sign to the Fleming to be ready to hand
him the ointment. To the foreigners
dismny the Flemings fnce. with a sort
of full. impartial interest. looked nt hisp
through the glass IN front. the door
closed on the outside. He had become
frightened by the python and had quiet
ly departed.
At the same instant that the British
er turned the serpent tightened ON him
so suddenly and violently that he mo-
lost consciousness. Then he
found himself staggering about the den
lighting for life. He expected bis ribs
to give way every moment. vet his
chief fear at the time was of falling
through the glass.
He pushed the reptiles head away
from him with all his strength lest II
should cross his breast. and he can re-
member catching sight of himself.
colored figure. in the mirror
All the time that he fought he knew
hat he was trampling over the other
,ythons, who. furious at the disturb
lnce, were now darting about the den.
lbove and all around him In every d.