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Show Snake Does Not "Sting" The stinging snake is a myth. Although Al-though thousands of people ippa rent ly believe there Is such a thing as a stinging snake, and many of them Insist In-sist that they have seen such snakes, no competent scientist or otiserver rnsa ever had the privilege of seeing omv Rewards for itinging snakes are occasionally oc-casionally ofered. but no such snakeu are ever produced. The nearest approach ap-proach to the supposed stinging snake Is the "Farancla abacura." i. small, harmless snake with a needle-like spine on Its tall. In different parts of the South this snake, along with kindred species. Is known variously as the hoop snnite. the rainbow snake, the mud snake and the stinging iake. But the notion that these snakes sling with their tails Is all poppycock-Exchange. |