EATEN BY-SNAKE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18331, 14 March 1925, Page 12

EATEN BY-SNAKE.

ABORIGINAL CHILES FA|§l

(mois ovx ows coiKnsreansni&jjg^ A gruesome story is the Sydney newspapers by M* Ifflßf*; director of the Portli Zoo, of ing of an aboriginal baby by snake, in v an outback district oJjp|«: Australia. '"Jl"^'"' The reptile was 17ft .long. , ' , A tribe of blacks wore roamiAjfjgS?; V the northern-portion of the raH *HSS > fence, and decided to camp on *J&m^ r slope. The -women of. the P*y<*f%>t menccd to make camp while **• *J%i£ff' went in search of food. The of the tribo wero indulging in one little toddler of 18 montka a*>» 4£ away from the otters. • %.—«-? . Suddenly the party was «mj striken to see a huge «a*ke **£||t the ehild away. The natijcs wg| called np their menfolk, «* the ""Jg: taken by the snake was followed. Ta*i| track led to a large ; hole beneatt || roek on the hill side. Judging by the manner b'htth«J| rocky entrance was worn rt *!»J"2I raised that snakes had iMed theP»«£«| a nest for many years. The. tbela »§ mediately beeame I^ 1 ?; 8 3* thought that a "debd « bl * Tgf among them. They made away turn oh spot with all speed. ««wfei«K • Some time later Mr Alex. State rabbit inspector, came a »**gjg|§ a tour of inspection, and »* acquainted Mm of tie P re8 ® e huge snake. In the hope of the monster, Mr. Crawford tOO position near tho hole with a ■waited for some days—but withow-r^. Soma days -later a notow J"S3llr shot the reptile. When ** went 17ft from head to tail. ■*Q9| opening it up the remains of «*W< months' old child were found »»Ssg||