THE VENOM OF THE SCHAAPSTEKER. 



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except perhaps in a very few instances, would not penetrate 

 the tough skin of the animal. I have tried repeatedly by allowing 

 Schaapstekers to bite the legs of sheep, but in no instance was 



Fig. B. — Somelive Boomslangs inoneof the snake cages at the old Port Elizabeth iMuscum. 

 These cages were each 4 feet square, with plate glass on the four sides. The door was 

 covered with strong wire gauze, and a strip was inserted in the roof of the cage. This 

 provided sufficient ventilation. A gas apparatus and hot-water pipes supplied heat. 



