BOA CONStRICTOB. 467 
Me *■ be described, ought themselves lo have been 
Tli.j ^^’^change places with the helpless goat ! 
, ue- CONSTRICTOR W3S a native of Borneo, and 
*®nt to Batavia, v’here he was embarked. “ He 
. "§ht on board shut up in a wooden crib or cage, 
cf which were sufficiently close to prevent his 
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'lliri* bad a sliding door, for the purpose of ad- 
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t ‘>■1 I .® a> tides on which he was to subsist ^ the dimen- 
f ' Squ ' ^‘‘'b were about four feet high, and about five 
a space sufficiently large to allow him to coil 
p5ij,*°'ind with ease. The live stock for his use during 
consisting of six goats of the ordinary size, 
Ih Viii-rt Kr*ori^ K#»tn(T /'r\r\cirl*=rf>r1 «<l a 
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'''tth him on board, five being considered as a 
At an early period of 
exhibition of his talent in the way 
on the quarter- 
which be was brought. 'I’lie sliding-door 
as many months 
S® We had an exhibition c 
which was publicly performed 
titi] 
S Oh ijc vv<ta uiuui^iiL, x onvwijg,-viA^v.», 
Hi 'i>e r one of the goats was thrust in, and the door 
"Tors of its perilous situation, immediately began 
shut. 
most 
The poor goat, as if instantly aw'are of 
•bT‘‘Tiv .i''" most piercing and distressing cries, butting 
at the same time, with its head towards the 
V' *®b-dei'ence. 
t Kif ®>wke, which at first appeared scarcely to notice 
soon began to stir a little, and, turning 
3 ffie direction of the goat, it at length fixed a 
w ®nd ®®bignant eye on the trembling victim, whose 
V . spi • ^®Tor seemed to increase ; for, previous to the 
‘"g its prey, it shook in every limb, but still 
■Is unavailing show of attack, by butting at the 
now became sufficiently animated to prepare 
M *'i« The first operation was that of darting 
Vm'Mj,) °''bed tongue, and at the same time rearing a little 
V'ltis ’ ^'®n suddenly seizing the goat by the foreleg 
*11*'' and throwing him down, he was encircled 
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, 'n his horrid folds. So quick, indeed, and 
I Jo f^ll^tieoyg wag the ;,ct^ that it was impossible for the 
t*. *s the ,.apj^t convolution of his elongated body. 
^ mgular screw-like turn that was formed, but 
y Vf ^ father a knot, one part of the body overlaying 
‘f to add weight to the muscular pressure, the 
mally to emsh his object. During ffiis time bs 
