A monster eel was captured in the co* operative drain in Blenheim recently (says .the Express). It was 3ft 10in in length; and had a girth of 16in, while its weight was 191 b. Its mouth was big , enough to cover, a man’s ' clenched fist. : The., njbnsteri' was observed .indulging' in • “forty;' winks,"/arid landed by me aria 'o£ ‘ a drain drag.' ' * ' ;‘ ;
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Otago Witness, Issue 3877, 3 July 1928, Page 23
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