An unexpected visitor to the Swollendam, South Africa, public library, recently was a large cobra, which gave the libra rinn a scare, when she found it among some books. The librarian called for as* sistance, and an attempt was made to cap* hire the snake, but although a good many books were displaced on the shelves the hunt was unsuccessful until the wooden frame of the shelves was pulled out.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 14
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70Page 14 Advertisements Column 6 Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 14
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