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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 352, 17 September 1889, Page 2

A whisky drinking snake Is the latest " whopper " from acroas the Atlantia. A correspondent near Hamilton, Marlon Oounty, Alabama, says t— Mr Owen Hatch, who keepi a small grocery atore in this 'neighbourhood, can vouch for ths truth of this. Mr Hatch selle liquor as well as family groceries, Keeping only a small atock of liquor on hand, he keeps moat of it in jugs. One day last week a two-gallon jug ot corn liquor was left alttihg oa the floor behind ths Counter. Me Hatch stepped behind ths oountsr, an 4 wqs surprised to see a large black snake eollsj around the jog with its heed 'inside. He watched it for a moipsni, and coon discovered] that the anake was drinking liquor, }t WH not disturbed, and »fi?F sgverai minus-. { slowly unooitofl it B wlf from tbs jug and attempted to crawl away, but was too drunk, and stretched itself out on the floor, where it remained apparently asleep until next day, Mr Hatch examined the jug and found that the eniflte had drunk more than a quart of liquor.- ‘Two days later the camo snake retqrqqj, and when it crawled under the counter Mr Hatch watched It. By coiling itself around tbsjug and giving its neck a twiat around the stopper it was able to reason ths cork, and again thrust its bead Inside end began to drink the liquor. It was allowed id drink its (111 agein, after which it was kiUod.’t This is the champion snalfO gfory,