Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-08 | Page 2 | Dormice Immune to Snake Bite

DORMICE IMMUNE T TO 10 SNAKE BITE Three animals have long been known to bo l Immune to the time bites of ot snakes tho pig tile the and the time mon mongoose goose According to 10 M 5 1 O G Billard a of France time the common or dormouse must bo be l to 10 this list This little animal does not hesitate to fight a mc viper and kill kilt time tho reptile Of Ot course hn he would be helpless It attacked by 13 h a n big rattle rattlesnake rattleSnake snake for tIlls this would Swallow him at Itt atone atoJ one oJ Still gulp Sf Al Injected four anI of or dried viper poison polson Into n a dormouse e with absolutely no 10 effect Half an on hour after the time Injection tho the was a nibbling an simm apple as nil If nothing had hap pen cd Time The clot mouse weighs only on I two ounces ounce and amId time the amount of venom ho ime 10 Ie was enough to Lo kill 11 Il pounds of o such animals as nl rabbits and guinea pigs