St Nicholas [serial] . TAKING A CLIMB. know ; but I have always been disappointed in thesize of boa-constrictors. I read so much, when aboy, about their swallowing goats and sheep,—and I have even known an ox to be mentionedin this connection (though this was probably astretcher).—that I want my boas very large—as thick as barrels, or nail-kegs, at the least. 658 A VILLAGE OF WILD BEASTS. [AUGU^I The rattlesnakes were the most wicked and spite-ful-looking creatures there, and they are really themost dangerous, although there are copperheads,. •**« &&>$ A PRAIRIE-WOLF. and moccasins, and oth
St Nicholas [serial] . TAKING A CLIMB. know ; but I have always been disappointed in thesize of boa-constrictors. I read so much, when aboy, about their swallowing goats and sheep,—and I have even known an ox to be mentionedin this connection (though this was probably astretcher).—that I want my boas very large—as thick as barrels, or nail-kegs, at the least. 658 A VILLAGE OF WILD BEASTS. [AUGU^I The rattlesnakes were the most wicked and spite-ful-looking creatures there, and they are really themost dangerous, although there are copperheads,. •**« &&>$ A PRAIRIE-WOLF. and moccasins, and other poisonous snakes in thecollection. All the cages are made with glass sides, so thereis no danger in going quite close to the rattlesnakes,though they may spring their rattles, and dart outtheir forked little tongues at you, as they did at me. Besides the snakes, there were in this house someturtles, some young alligators, and an enormousfrog. All these creatures lead very quiet lives, and asfar as noise is concerned, none of the recent inhab-itants of Solitude would have disturbed JohnPenn had they lived there in his time. But theymight have made it lively for him in other ways. There is a house for eagles, owls and hawks,where these grave birds sit all day and do not seem to care for exercise (though theymight be willing to take a good long fly if they hada chance), and if they do not pass their time inthinking, I am sure I have no idea of what they is our national symbol,—the bird of free-dom,—ca
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