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Show Snakes Are Missed The importation of great numbers of reptile skins into the United States from French Indo-China is said to be responsible for an alarming Increase in the rat population of the territories terri-tories of the latter country from which the reptiles were taken. Snakes destroy many rats and other rodent pests, so this condition does not seem unlikely in view of the fact that 36,-750 36,-750 pieces of reptile skins were imported im-ported to this country from French Indo-Chlna in the final quarter of last year alone. |