SNAKES AT LARGE
LIBERATED ON STATION PLATFORM. Press Amociation—By Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, June 10. On Saturday night a basket was left in the Maryborough parcels office, its contents being unknown. During the night rats gnawed a hole in the nasket, and next morning two snakes wore killed on the railway station. When the parcels office was opened four other large specimens were discovered crawling on the floor and were killed. Later in the day a man called and demanded the basket. He explained that it contained snakes belonging to a show which had been exhibiting in the town. He stated that six more snakes, all venomous, had not been accounted foi. Subsequently three of the missing snakes were discovered in various parts of the railway , station, and were killed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19195, 11 June 1924, Page 7
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128SNAKES AT LARGE Otago Daily Times, Issue 19195, 11 June 1924, Page 7
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