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Mouth open, he slithers toward his balloon victim, Coiled to strike, the water moccasin suddenly rears back and lets go
Mouth open, he slithers toward his balloon victim, Coiled to strike, the water moccasin suddenly rears back and lets go

Mouth open, he slithers toward his balloon victim, Coiled to strike, the water moccasin suddenly rears back and lets go

Date1/21/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mouth open; he slithers toward his balloon victim; Coiled to strike; the water moccasin suddenly rears back and lets go. He can strike to the length of his first coil-in other words; about a third of his full length.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013431F
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