Show WATER SNAKE FIGHTS EEL terrific combat which finally ended in the eels escape did you ever know that la a deadly antipathy between a common water snake and an eel asked the fisherman according to the indianapolis sentinel well I 1 never knew it until an experience I 1 had in witnessing a fight between the two personally I 1 have the greatest dread of eels im more afraid of them than I 1 am of a snake and you can imagine my chagrin when I 1 happened to lbook one on ono of my fishing expeditions I 1 was afraid to touch it and all I 1 could do was to let it dangle in the air I 1 could not get it off my hook and I 1 was meditating what to do when altogether unnoticed I 1 allowed the slimy object to drop into tha water in a moment I 1 saw a big water snake make a dive for it at the first lunge it caught the neck of the eel squarely between his teeth and I 1 could see it sink its ugly looking fangs into the eels flesh I 1 waited anxiously to see the developments with its grim hold abill on the eels neck the snake quick as it takes to tell it wrapped its sinuous body around its antagonists neck in an effort to squeeze it to death the body of the eel was too sleek however and the snakes coils despite all it could do would slip down into the water time and time again it tried to squeeze the life out of its antagonist never for an instant releasing its hold on the ecta neck but the body of the latter was too sleek tor it and every time it would elip down finally the hook broke and the eel made good it escape |