THE AUCKLAND SNAKE.

West Coast Times, Issue 6143, 18 February 1886, Page 4

THE AUCKLAND SNAKE.

Tbe captarer of the snake at the Mllcrslie Grandstand, Mr Blair, the cordisl tuauufaetnrer, has had some little trouble over bis prize. The police authorities were jeiterday looking him up with a view of taking action for having a noxious rapt'le in hu possession, contrary to the Act therein provided. He, on his part, had b«en looking vainly for the police authorities, so that it seemed a game of croM- purposes. It appears the fame of the snake had reached Wellington, and the Goreinment were anxious to know what waa being done with it. Mr Blair had two offers for the snake, onefroni an enterpriiing ■peculator who wanted to ran the snake as a side show, and offered a £5 note for the loan of it for a night. • n the other hud. Professor Thomas offered to take charge of tne snake dead or alive, for eoieutitic pvpoßU. The guardian of the snake elected to gire it to to the professor, m cose the snake cleared oat <t the 6how and he got into trouble over it. According the snake was handed over to Professor Thomas yesterday, in a glass c«s, who chloroformed in the presence of Superintendent Thomson and Mr Blair. It died I» a few miantss, and will be preserved as • pptdatß ia the Museum connected with to* University. It will be a grett relief to many people to know tbst tbe reptile is at last dead.