Show snakes in captivity turn into cannibals cannibal pythons many tit n them 15 feet long who are naione tile guests of the lon 1 lu u zoo io spend most emst of if their time thile submerged in the water of the most moat surrounding the enclosure A few ew of the inhabitants of ille park especially the become und and attack oud devour not only various arlous harmless species hut but also some gome of their most pois poisonous tinous relations even putt puff adders have lieve hern been recorded reworded ns as falling ailing victims to the cobras viciousness and voracity mr the curator of thia port Fl izabeth museum states thai fiat a cobra versus puff adder contest inny last as long as an hour and that tile the latter does not give to in to his more agile adversary until the effects of the injected venom of his enemy dihe induced complete paralysis not long ago a keeper to n the course of aming nun ing some of the snakes in the enalo enclosure ure was bitten on the hand bond by a large puff adder A special serum scrum kept on the premises was anim immediately ed lately injected into the victim and his life saved |