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Show Snakes of East Africa. For one thing, East Africa must have credit; snakes are not numerous, as they are in the south, at least 1 never have seen many. There are pythons, but they do not appear to be dangerous. I shall never forget how, down in South Africa during the war, I once awoke and found a black mwamba in bed with me. This snake is absolutely deadly. It frightened me so that after the whole thing was over I went out and was sick. Fortunately I was quite ignorant ignor-ant of the fact that it was under the blankets with me and rolled out unconcernedly. un-concernedly. Had I known It was there, in all probability It would have struck me. Forest and Stream. |