ADVENTURE WITH A SNAKE. 243 



IB. the evening of the 28th I shot an old bull koodo. At nighl 

 I watched the water near my camp with Kleinboy. After a long 

 time had elapsed, an enormous old bull muchoco or white rhino- 

 ceros came slowly on, and commenced drinking within fifteen 

 yards of us, and next minute a large herd of zebras and blue 

 wildebeest. It was long before the muchoco would turn his side ; 

 when he did, we fired together, and away he went with zebra' 

 and wildebeests concealed in a cloud of dust. Next came an old 

 bull borele ; we fired together, and he made ofF, blowing loudly, 

 after charging round and round, seeking some object on which to 

 wreak his vengeance. Next came another borele, and he got two 

 bullets into his person. The fourth that came was another old 

 bull muchoco ; he ran forty yards and fell. And fifth came a cow 

 bortle ; she fell dead to the shots. Three other rhinoceroses 

 came about me, but I was too drowsy to watch any longer, and 

 fell asleep. 



These fountains afforded me excellent shooting for about a fort- 

 night longer, during the whole of which time I watched nightly 

 in my different hiding-holes, and bagged buffaloes, rhinoceroses, 

 koodoos, zebras, and other game. One night, while so engaged, 

 a horrid snake, which Kleinboy had tried to kill with his loading- 

 rod, flew up at my eye, and spat poison into it. Immediately I 

 washed it well out at the fountain. I endured great pain all 

 light, but next day th-3 eye came all right 



