A SNAKE STORY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 45, 16 November 1907, Page 13

A SNAKE STORY.

Snakes arc prevalent at Fulham, England, this season, and many havo beon killed in tho local gardons. A lady resident and'her daughtoriiad an exciting experience with a largo brown member of tho species a fow weeks ago. Tho lady was sitting in her verandah when she wns disturbed by hearing a peculiar sound, and, glancing down, saw a snako about 4ft. long gliding under her soat. She scioamcd, and sprang to her feet, mid tlio roptilo made off. Her daughter canio out of tho house, and a search disclosed tho cat closely watching at ono end of an enclosure made by a piece of galvanised, iron, which wns standing against n wall. When it was moved tho snnhi was found bohind it, and tho lady, who jind armed horself with n spado, made a stroke at it, but missed. Her daughter, who had grasped an axe, was more fortunate, and succeeded in partly cutting through tho Bullions' crenturo near tho tnil. It attempted to got tlirongh a grating and go under tlio honsu, and partly did ao, but tlio spndo wns plncuci on it to prevent further progress. Tho girl thon, with the nRI of,her apron, grasped tho snake's tail. Sho pulled steadily, but tho strain was too much, and tho head ond. parted company with the other, and vanished. , Tho ladies had quito an exciting tiino, and displayed moro than ordinary pluck and resourcefulness in doaling with tho unwelcome visitor.