Show HES HE'S POSSUM OF SNAKE E TRIBE Spreading Adder Seeks to Terrify b bu but Really Is Nothing More Than a Dig Bluff Hes He's a sly creature this snake Whey When hes he's discovered and trapped hell he'll makes make such a hullabaloo about it with his hla hissing and contortions that if it youre you're not wise to the fact that hes he's only bluffing youre you're sure to be frightened says the Philadelphia North Amen Ameri can If youre you're acquainted with him however and refuse to run hell he'll give one final twist and roll over on his hia back just as though he had made up his mind to die die and and save you the trout j ble of killing him But dont don't be fooled H Hes He's s 's only playing possum Hess the tha spreading adder I His His tricks have resulted in all sorts sorta of ot wild stories stories stories' about him Many peo peon pie believe hes he's poisonous because he spreads his head out flat fiat and hisses when hes he's disturbed As a matter of fact he couldn't hurt you if It you picked him up by the head Hes He's only bluffing when he hisses Then theres there's another story about the tha spreading adder to the effect that he ha will bite himself and fall tall over dead This bellet belief comes from his habit of playing possum when he sees hes he's cornered cornered cor con and cant can't escape The Tho spreading Adder Is about thirty Inches long a reddish brown and blotched and spotted He lives in dry woods and on sandy hillsides and eats eata toads and insects Hes He's also called the blowing viper or the hog nosed i ad ads der |