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e New River, and it had not previously been found south of 
fell prone in the mixture of mud and water. Both snake and 
man were equally surprised at the sudden meeting and neither 
had time to harm the other. 
About the spot where this incident happened we discovered 
4 Dect wood or pastalian: pine arene in De wet E nate 
hurricane 
He trees erowines near the ee 
The last w ted to a cruise to the lower 
Florida Keys. “We sailed from Miami one forenoon and late i in 
ay of Florida just off the uth of Tavernier Cre wl 
southern end of argo e as warm and cal 
and the sky was cloudless; but simultaneous with daybreak we 
were suddenly awakened e ing “ norther ”’ 
Lignum-vitae Key for a short respite, both in order to get the 
salt out of our eyes and to avoid taking too much water aboard. 
