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Show Most Deadly of Snakes. Most deadly of all snakes Is tho cobra or cobra dl capello. It inhabits inhab-its Indian and Ceylon, Hurnm, tho Andamans, southern China, Indo China and tho Malay peninsula and nrchi-' polago. To tho west It ranges to Af-ghnnlstan, Af-ghnnlstan, northeast Persia and south" Turkestan, as far as tho east coast of tho Caspian sen. Cobras nro most ac-tlvo ac-tlvo at night. They feed on smnll animals, birds' eggs, frogs,' fish or Insects. In-sects. They attack hen roosts and swallow tho eggs wliolo. They drink n great deal of water, although they can llvo for weeks, oven months, In captivity without touching food or water. As a rulo they aro not aggressive, ag-gressive, and unless Interfered with or Irritated they crawl along the ground with neck undllnted, looking llko some harmless snake. Life's Dying LIBht. Dear heart, tho Unlit In dylni?; let us co And dream of rent there, 'nenth the How. era nnd Know! I.lfo for n llttlo paco was sweet to knnw-Ilut knnw-Ilut now the Unlit In dylns-Jet us JJol ' Wo have known I-mc'ii morning nd the afternlow r!!n now wlieio m shnll peltlier rean nor now: ' Wo lme loiil each other for Ood Milled near hi art. tho llfiht la dying, let tin Ko Atlanta Constitution. ' |