Show the clock in persia thero is a kind of inako which is known to the natives as tho clock winding anake it derives its namo from a peculiar buzzing noise which it makes that resembles the wind lug of a clock cheso snakes are perfectly harmless and frequently glide in and out of the houses no attention loing paid to them by the natives during a visit there several years ago I 1 was attracted one morning by an unusual twittering of birds and on looking up saw about 20 sparrows on the top of a wall all jumping about in an excited at first I 1 was at a loss to understand the cause of such a commotion but presently I 1 heard tho peculiar buzzing of the clock winding snake and in a minute perceived the reptile crawling along the wall making directly for the birds which appeared to bo fascinated and made no attempt to fly away the snake glided in among the birds and choosing one to his liking deliberately seized it in his mouth and swallowed it I 1 picked up a stick and after killing the snake cut him open and extracted the sparrow after about 10 min aites exposure to alio sun the bird got up and in a few minutes more flew away apparently unhurt st louis globe democrat |