Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-29 | Page 8 | Call Firemen to Get Snake from House

CALL FIREMEN TO GET SNAKE FROM HOUSE BERLIN July 29 29 By 29 By The Asso Asso- Associated Associated Associated Press A Press A harmless ring snake make caused a a. near panic here and mobil mobil- mobilized mobilized I d the fire department for its cap cap- ture tore Pedestrians on a busy street saw sawa a snake crawling along the roof of ofa a house The tenants alarmed anxiously anxiously anxiously watched its 11 progress and closed the windows with panicky haste But Bui roof to I nobody dared climb on the catch It Someone thought the fire depart depart- department department department ment would be a help An alarm was turned In The fire fighters bravely entered the skirmish and ad after reach reach- reaching reaching ing In the roof by aid of a fire ladder persuaded the snake to wind Itself itsel around a long pole As the firemen e were carrying it down the snake make slip slip- slipped slipped slipped ped off of the sUck stick and dropped some fifty feet to the pavement and was killed by the fall It was then found that the whole battle had been waged against a harmless ring snake