Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1910 — SNAKE SWALLOWS TOY FROG [ARTICLE]

SNAKE SWALLOWS TOY FROG

Child’s Natural-Looking Plaything Proves Too Much for the Hungry Serpent. Youngstown, O.—Several days ago a Park avenue child was playing with a rubber frog in Wick park. The toy disappeared mysteriously, and search as she might for the frog, the nurse was unable to find it. It was believed the frog, a bright, new and naturallooking product, had been stolen. The mysterious disappearance was explained. A blacksnake was found bya caretaker, dead in the grass in the park. Its body was unnaturally distended and he decided to investigate. The post-mortem disclosed the snake had swallowed the rubber frog.