Davis County Clipper | 1939-03-10 | Page 6 | Indians Declare Cobra Always Verifies Its Kill

Indians Declare Cobra Always Verifies Its Kill KillI CEYLON A A cobra I attended the inquest here of a man manit manIt manit it had bitten at least that Is what natives believe While walking home one evening the Uie man accidentally trod on the tho snake which bit him lIe He ran the rest of the way home about a quarter ter of a mile and nud there collapsed and died During the inquest which was Vas held in the house the following eve eve- evening ning fling a II cobra was noticed crawling about outside Villagers caught it and showed it to the coroner saying that It was the same one that had killed the man They explained that an on injured cobra will often not be content with biting the person who injures it It but will follow him about afterward It If he escapes the first time it will vill willlie willlie lie in wait walt and attack him again