SHOWMAN’S SNAKES.
LOOSE IN RAILWAY STATION.
By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. BRISBANE, June 10. .
On Saturday night a basket was left in the Maryborough Parcels Office, the contents being unknown. During the night rats gnawed a hole in the basket. Next morning two snakes were 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 mati called and demanded the basket. He explained it contained snakes belonging to a show which had been exhibiting in the town. He stated that six more snakes, all venomous, were unaccounted for. Subsequently ' three of the missing snakes were discovered in various parts of the-station and were killed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 June 1924, Page 9
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122SHOWMAN’S SNAKES. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 11 June 1924, Page 9
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