Show IL KING an IKE monday joe fitch brought us in a tine fine specimen of the highly colored very quick coral king snake which kills the rattlesnake in combat joe can lit it 11 in oak creek canyon ailiese snakes are not poisonous 0 t nn inan are sate safe to handle it if one Is so disposed but owing to their ei ex speed they can and do kill a rattlesnake when the rattler hits bits at one ODE the king Is too quick an ani I 1 with 1 aws out of 0 harm a way when th Is worked into the right rosi position tion tor for the kill and having in lunged at his opponent and while still sprawled out at full with lightning speed the fat fact king snake darts in s the rattler just behind the head bead wraps k pf fw NY colls coils around and holds the r i per f atly aly helpless and harmless battler ler while the slow work of con goes on to leave the rattler kayoed tor for keeps the kli 1 t nake i ake may then proceed to make a meal of his erstwhile foe toe the snake is 1 in a gliss case for a while and those who wish may call and see it it Is quite pretty beau colo and worth taking a peep of A form of coral king snake in the southern states Is poi pol but this one is not |