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Snakes Alive !
In City Street
À TIGER snake, 5ft. long, headed toward the
:-- city last night bot didn't have a chance, it
was run over by a car in Bathurst St., West
Hobart. Its companion escaped.
Three children found the
snake, alive and wriggling, but
mortally wounded, about 8.30.
They are George Tims (13),
Kenneth Adams (12), and John
Kînnane (12). all of West Ho-
bart.
They carried the snake to
Kenneth's home in Bathurst
St., and it died about half an
hour later.
The children saw both J
snaikes, but, luckily, the un-
wounded one; disappeared into
the dark on the other side of
the road. % ^
The children said they were
not frightened, even though it
was the first time they had seen
a snake.
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