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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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At Richmond's Virginia Museum, a mouse placed with four starving rattlesnakes attacked and severely injured the smallest snake by gnawing its neck. The snake was thought dead but revived; the mouse was found dead the next day, swollen.
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A curious fact has been witnessed in the Virginia Museum. A few days ago, a little mouse was put into the same box with four rattlesnakes. It was supposed that the snakes, who had had no sort of nourishment for several weeks, would immediately devour the little stranger. Instead of this being the case, the mouse immediately pounced on the neck of the smallest snake, and began to gnaw the flesh at the junction of the neck with the head. The snake in vain attempted to dislodge him: but the mouse continued its attacks during the day with such pertinacity, that finally it had gnawed a deep hole in the neck; and the snake was taken out as dead. It has begun to revive. Next morning the mouse was found dead in the cage, considerably swelled.
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Primary Location
Virginia Museum, Richmond
Event Date
A Few Days Ago (Reported Oct. 31)
Outcome
snake nearly killed but began to revive; mouse found dead and swelled next morning
Event Details
A little mouse was put into a box with four rattlesnakes that had not eaten for weeks. Contrary to expectations, the mouse attacked the smallest snake's neck, gnawing a deep hole. The snake was removed as dead but revived. The mouse died overnight.