WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 
suspected that the fugitive would be hiding among the 
boxes and cages, which were all mixed up under the glass 
cases containing snakes, i. e. ranged along each side of the 
room. I placed the men at all corners of the room, and 
one was told off to pull out the empty boxes one by one 
with a long-handled hook, each man being on his knees 
so as to catch sight of the snake, if there. After a few 
boxes had been moved, sure enough there he, or she, was 
coiled up between two boxes. I immediately told my son 
Edward to shoot it, and he was obliged to lie down in 
order to get a shot at it. I am thankful to say the 
shot took effect and released all present from a most 
embarrassing position. 
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