 | 1826 - 626 Seiten
...had another affray with a young Coulacanara, only ten feet long, which he had observed moving slowly onwards. ' I saw he was not thick enough to break...he got twisted round it. There was not a moment to he lost. I laid hold of his tail with the left hand, one knee being on the ground; with the right I... | |
 | 1826 - 488 Seiten
...is the following relation : — " 1 observed a young coulacanara about ten feet long, slowly movir.g onwards. I saw he was not thick enough to break my arm in case he twisted round it. There was not a moment to be lost. I laid hold of his tail with my left hand, one... | |
 | 1829 - 392 Seiten
...recommends to future travellers, there is the following relation :— " I observed a young coulacanara about ten feet long slowly moving onwards. I saw he was not thick enough to break my arm in case he tsvisted round it. There was not a moment to be lost. I laid hold of his tail with my left hand, one... | |
 | Charles Waterton - 1839 - 322 Seiten
...place of the late scene of action. There was a path where timber had formerly been dragged along. Here I observed a young coulacanara, ten feet long, slowly...was not thick enough to break my arm, in case he got O 2 THIKD twisted round it. There was not a moment to be — ' lost. I laid hold of his tail with the... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 Seiten
...There was a path where timber had formerly been draped along. Here I observed a young conjacanara, ten feet long, slowly moving onwards ; I saw he was...arm, in case he got twisted round it, — There was nut a moment to be lost. I laid hold of his tail with the left hand, one knee being on the ground ;... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 Seiten
...slowly ш TV ing onwards; I saw he was not thick cri mzn IT break my arm, in сл>е he got twbted round it. — There was not a moment to be lost. I...laid hold of his tail with the left hand, one knee beinç on the ground ; with the mht I took off my hat, and held it shield for defence. you would hold... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 Seiten
...would not be content with less. •There was a path where timber bad formerly been dragged along. Here I observed a young coulacanara, ten feet long, slowly...There was not a moment to be lost. I laid hold of bin tail with the left hand, one knee being on the ground ; with the right I took off my hat, and held... | |
 | 1846 - 404 Seiten
...something he had lost in the forest, and during his absence, he says, I discovered a young coulacanaro, ten feet long, slowly moving onwards: I saw he was...thick enough to break my arm, in case he got twisted around it There was not a moment to be lost. I laid hold of his tail with the left hand, one knee being... | |
 | Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 Seiten
...would not be content with less. "There was a pa'.h where timber had formerly been dragged along. Here I observed a young coulacanara, ten feet long, slowly...thick enough to break my arm, in case he got twisted around it. There was not a moment to be lost. I laid hold of his tail with the left hand, one knee... | |
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I laid hold of his tail with the left hand, 29 one knee being on the ground ; with the right I took off my hat, and held it as you would hold a shield for defence. "The snake instantly turned, and came on at me, with his head about a yard from the ground,... 
