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She Sees Snakes Daily
Mrs. Learn is in the snake business. She is a
professional catcher, tamer, trainer and seller. She
knows snakes from the tip of their forked tongues
to the last rattles and the buttons on their tails.
She has handled more snakes than Honus Wagner
has hot grounders, because she has been in the
snake business, whole ale and retail, for thirty
years.
Early in life, Mrs. Learn discovered that she was
immune to the venom of the whole snake family.
A snake bite to her is no more than a mosquito bite.
Possessing such an unusual immunity, Mrs. Learn
long ago saw the opportunities in the business.
She organized a company to capture and sell
snakes to zoos, shows, to scientists for experi­
mental purposes and to householders for pets and
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