Show plan to use pythons to combat rabbit pest peat with varying success entomologists have hiie been introducing insect enemies to destroy fault anil and other pests for it long time liow tin nn experiment in that line Is to he be made with larger animals australian farmers lose heavily every year by the depredations edn eions of wild rabbits and plans without tit limit have been tried to destro the rabbit posts pests without success now tho the government Is to experiment with the python of india like the boa the python Is a large snake and like it also a constrictor it hw had no poison glands and while its size Is terrifying the python la Is easily tamed and by many of the natives venerated in a religious way it Is capable of swallowing a young antelope and a rabbit would be a small mouthful for it the serpents reach the usual length of no 30 feet and while they ordinarily dina rily stalk their heir victims they can make considerable speed and can call also throw themselves forward instantly a considerable distance it would be possible for a python to kill a child and one naturally won dors ders whether in adopting the python australia Is not getting something more objectionable than the rabbit Coluin columbus bus dispatch |