Show how snake climb how do snakes climb is x question which has been asked many have thought th t they accomplish the feat by wrapping elves about the tree and follows pal p al course upward several years ago a atory went the coundi of tho papers to th effect that two woodchopper a having felled a large oak tree several feet in diameter and very tall found in its top two common blacksnakes black snakes after pondering for bome time the men ir rived at the conclusion that one snake had taken hold of the others tail and thus by operation cooperation co they had been enabled to clasp the trunk and by circling about it had ascended to the top whatever probability may havo attached to this conclusion has been dispelled by the observation of two young while hauling firewood from the foredt A black snake measuring perhaps a trifle over six feet was found clinging to the side of a small tree around which it could have wrapped itself nearby twice bad it wished to do BO instead of this the snake passed right and left at short distances catching the folds along its under parts over and behind the slightly projecting rough nesses of bark As the anake rested only five or six feet off the ground one of tho young men its tail to test ita climbing qualities but so great was the force with which it pulled upward that it proved difficult task to hold it finally becoming annoyed at this ill treatment tho anake reached down threateningly at the offending hands and losing ita hold fell io the ground it waa borne home in i triumph but was afterward returned to the forest youtha oom panion |