. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE ROCK SNAKE OF INDIA. 119 Asia, and are generally found in India. The common Rock Snake of India {Python molurus) is a good example of this genus. The natives believe that the little spurs are useful in fighting, and therefore cut them oif whenever they capture the reptile. It is the Pedda-Poda of the Hindoos. It is not one of tlie largest of its kind, usually attaining a length of ten or eleven feet, and not being held in much dread. A fowl that was inclosed in a cage with one of the
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. THE ROCK SNAKE OF INDIA. 119 Asia, and are generally found in India. The common Rock Snake of India {Python molurus) is a good example of this genus. The natives believe that the little spurs are useful in fighting, and therefore cut them oif whenever they capture the reptile. It is the Pedda-Poda of the Hindoos. It is not one of tlie largest of its kind, usually attaining a length of ten or eleven feet, and not being held in much dread. A fowl that was inclosed in a cage with one of these Serpents, soon obtained tlie mastery over her terrible companion, and was seen quietly pecking at its head. One of these reptiles that was kept at the gardens of the Zoological Society, once made a curioiis mistake while being fed, and had well-nigh sacrificed the life of its keeper. The man had approached the reptile with a fowl in liis hand and presented it as usual to the Snake. The. f^-^'^f^V^-:...'^ 'r <? X^«. (.?; „ . KOCK SNAKJS OF —Python molurus. Serpent darted at the bird, but as it was just then shedding its skin and nearly blind, it missed its aim, and instead of seizing the bird, grasped the keeper's left thumb, and instinct- ively flung its coils around his arms and neck, as is customary when the animal seized is of considerable size. The keeper tried to force the Snake's head frona its hold, but could not reach it, as he was bound in the folds of the Snake. He then cast himself on the ground in order to battle to the greatest advantage, but would proliably have succumbed to the fearful pressure, had not two keepers providentially entered the room, and by breaking away the Serpent's teeth released the man from his terrible assailant. Except the fright and a few wounds from the Serpent's teeth, no evil results ensued. The representation in our picture is one-tenth of the actual size of the specimen from which it was Please note that these
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