Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . ell as of wicker-work^ verysimilar to lobster-pots, also areused. In deeper water, where itis clear, they frequently shoot thelarger fish with bow and and mud-fish are they capture a largewater-snake, averaging about ninefeet; the flesh is coarse, but the bulkmakes up for the lack of are sometimes speared when they areasleep. Another, but dangerous method, is to form aline across a stream while a few others drive the animaldown. As a rule the alligators when disturbed make forthe
Modern travel, a record of exploration, travel . ell as of wicker-work^ verysimilar to lobster-pots, also areused. In deeper water, where itis clear, they frequently shoot thelarger fish with bow and and mud-fish are they capture a largewater-snake, averaging about ninefeet; the flesh is coarse, but the bulkmakes up for the lack of are sometimes speared when they areasleep. Another, but dangerous method, is to form aline across a stream while a few others drive the animaldown. As a rule the alligators when disturbed make forthe water, but on one occasion when Grubb was in hiscanoe collecting poles one of them confronted him ashe was about to land. The brute showed fight soGrubb thrust the paddle between his jaw. As he madenothing of this a pole was substituted and rammedwell into his body, of course killing him. Trussed inthis fashion it was towed home, greatly to the amuse-ment of the Indians. Dangers attend the sport offishing; more dangerous than an encounter with. Wicker Fish-trap THE PARAGUAYAN CHACO 69 alligators or large water-snakes, because unseen. Thesting-ray fish, for example, lies hidden in the mud ofthe swamps, and especially of the larger trodden upon by the fisher it retaliates bythrusting its powerful sting, rising as a fin from the back,into his foot, sometimes penetrating from the soleright through the instep. This causes not only intensesuffering, but sometimes results in serious complica-tions, and even death. A less dangerous, but morecommon, foe is a small fish with very sharp teeth,capable of biting through thin wire. It frequentlyattacks the fisher, taking away a piece of his flesh. Poisonous snakes lurk in the tangled one occasion when Grubb was clearing a passagethrough a swamp, and bending down to cut at the rootsof the undergrowth, one of them struck at him, but anIndian standing by dealt it a blow just in time with hisbush-knife. The Indians ar
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