Show BABY BOA BORN OR l lIN IN SCHENECTADY SChENECTADY X N. Y This This city has lias the possible distinction of being the tIme first pl place ce in which the hatching of ofa a boa constrictor has occurred in cap cap- At least Mr Nr Harry C C. C Hunter owner of the Jungle states that so far as he lie knows this is is the tIll case There was great grat excitement at the place recently when at almost exactly midnight ht a monster female boa constructor constructor con con- hatched out ont an arm infant Mr Hunter had left and lit five messenger boys were called and ani dispatched to every every probable place he might have gone one When he arrived arrive he lie was about the tho most surprised and delighted man n-man ever eer seen in its this city He said aid this wa Willi the time most novel imos-el Christmas present he over 01 had hall Ire IFe brought his isis animal show here hero a fortnight a ago o and durin during the time it has beets been visited by thousands After the time baby snake was hatched the tIme mother made every effort to free herself from the cage cage striking violently vio vio- vio against again t. t the glass sides v and antt cracking ng them She Sho was n-as quickly quieted however when a quantity of milk and eggs was placed in iii the time cage e. This apparently was what she wanted for with alm almost st human instinct she grasped her Imer offspring and ancl thrust its head into the milk and amI kept it busy ImBY for some sonic time timime The father snake too assisted in ill feeding the little one greatly to the thc amusement of the attendants at attendants attendants and Mr rr Hunter Mr Hunter fears the baby lahy boas boa's life will not exceed a month anyway Several Several Sev Soy eral professional men sought the time place to see the tho tiny boa It lt is interesting that these sn snakes kes are not poisonous Their bite is as harmless as that of a fly Tn Ta time the native jungle they kill lill their by strangulation |