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Show Sometimes Thrilling Who fanncs ch-aning; thf! Jaws and I fatij; of n highly annojfd l.in cobra or hamadryad whose bite? Ih hoimcI Mhg i very Kpcciul In I Ik; way of denl.li? 1 Thin wim out; of the, uiipleir-tarit ta:d:H j jici fonm d by keepers at th' London zoo. Kna !:( In captivity are frequently ft!fa'l;-d by canker of th; mouth, find the V,): cobra had (o K' through Ihc ordinary medical examination. I In head wji secured In a "snake stick," a peculiar rod with a leatlcr loop, and lis Jaws were pried op-n and swabbed out with tin ant isej ,t ic pad. The venom of a king cobra bus been known to kill an elephant in live hours. A short-sighted cobra probably mistook the elephant'H trunk for a black Rtiake and stnrted a four ton meal. The hamadryad's cage at the zoo has a special grille over the Jmipection window to prevent the creature leap lug up hIx feet und biting I1h keeper. |