Snakes are farmed for thole venom, which, collected on a watch lass and dried to yellow cryatala, fetches a good price, being" used for the treatment of epilepsy and some other diseases; for their skins, which are made into shoes, hand bags, and even wraps and' frock for the menagerie; and for euston mers in various parts of the world, who" use them for keeping dowa plagues of rats and mice, Young alligators sell to makers of leather goods, and to people who find them amusing pets. Bullfrogs fare in great demand in Japan, whtther they are exported from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and other swampy States, for eating, They taste like tender chicken, The American bullfrog is a start-Jing sight for the—unsuspecting Briton who encounters one for frst time—it measures nearly a foot Jong. By day a bullfrog farm is quite silent, but at night, in spring and summer, you can hear it a mile or more away, Many a night T used to stand stock still alongside a frog swamp in Connecticut, listening the amusing grunting, droning, ahd croaking that went sch and fon and on with unhurried dignity. sounded like one of those tedious cases at the Law Courtst thousand live bullfrogs were shipped to Japan from New Orleans in @ single consignment last sum-rer, with am attendant to look after them during the voyage
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