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Hunger Strike of Emmeline the Python at New York Zoo
Emmeline a reticulated python at the New York Zoological Park ended a twenty seven month hunger strike by forced feeding of four rabbits. Curator Raymond Ditmars and assistant Charles Snyder oversaw the procedure. Emmeline, once named Czarina, recovered and resumed eating nightly, with the boa companions and the reptile house exhibits drawing crowds and curiosity.
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Emmeline
Carina
Emmeline Started Her Hunger Strike Long Before Mrs. Pankhurst
Czarina
Snake House
New York Zoological Park
Mala Peninsula
White
Frort
Hidoe Familly
Raymond Lt. Ditmars
New York Zoological Society
Charlea Snyder
Eust
Billy
Mr Decision
Gilly
Iwaa
Czarina Waa
Ditmars
Keeper Snyder
Curator
Burma
Indo China
Malay Peninsula
Orient
Boa