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suake after another in a large wire cage, and throwing dogs, cats, 

 and rabbits in on them : this failing, one snake at a time was allowed 

 to be free on a grassplot, and animals were dragged over it in every- 

 way. This, likewise, failing to excite the snakes to attack or bite any 

 animal. Underwood seized the snake behind the head, the mouth was 

 forced open, and if its poison-fang appeared perfect, the tip of the' 

 dog's nose or the inside of a dog's ear, where the small blood-vessels 

 are numerous, was placed within the jaws of the snake: in some 

 instances the snake fixed itself; in the others it appeared to be forced 

 by Underwood to bite. In every instance there was the mark of a 

 bite, and when the antidote was used it was immediately applied." 



Feb. 12 A puppy was bitten by a small black snake, no antidote was 



applied, and the animal lives. 



Feb. 12 — A cat was bitten by a large diamond snake at 2h 7m, antidote 

 applied, died at 6h 15m. 



Feb. 12 A cat bitten by a large diamond snake at 2h 10m, no antidote 



applied, died at 3h 20m. 



Feb. 12. — A cat bitten by large black snake at 2h 25m, no antidote applied, 

 died at 2h 35m. 



Febc 12. — Dog bitten by a large black snake at 2h 36ra, antidote applied, 

 died at 3h 15m. 



Feb. 13 — Dog bitten by a large black snake at Ih 44m, antidote applied, 

 lives. 



Feb. 13. — Dog bitten by a large black snake at Ih 46m, antidote applied, 

 died at 6 a.m. on 14th. 



Feb. 13. — Pup bitten by a large black snake at Ih 62m, no antidote applied, 

 died at 7 p.m. 



Feb. 13. — Dog bitten by a large brown flat snake at Ih 56m, antidote 

 applied, lives. 



Feb. 13. — Dog bitten by a large brown flat snake at Hi 58m, antidote 

 applied, alive. 



Feb. 13. — Dog bitten by a large brown flat snake at 2h 35m, antidote 

 applied, alive. 



Feb. 13. — Dog bitten by a lage diamond snake at 3h. 45m, antidote applied, 

 alive. 



Feb. 13 Dog bitten by a large diamond snake at 3h 60m, antidote applied, 



alive. 



Feb. 13 Dog bitten by a large diamond snake at 3h 55m, no antidote 



applied, alive. 



Feb. 14. — Dog bitten by a large brown snake at 12h, no antidote applied, 

 alive. 



Feb. 14. — Dog bitten by a large brown snake at 12h Im, antidote applied, 

 died at 7h 30m, 



Feb. 14 Dog bitten by a large orange, diamond snake at ]2h 10m, no 



antidote applied, alive. 



Feb, 19 Dog bitten by a large black snake at llh 53m, antidote applied. 



All the following animals were alive on tlie 20th at 6 p.m. 



