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Hunger strike tale of Emmeline the giant python at New York Zoo
Emmeline a reticulated Python at the New York Zoological Park underwent a 27 month hunger strike reducing from 280 to 170 pounds. Curator Raymond Ditmars and assistant Charles Snyder forced four rabbits into her mouth to end the fast. The episode ends with Emmeline eating again and regaining activity, while her cage mates and the boas attract visitors in the reptile house.
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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
Tor
Burma
Indo China
Malay Peninsula
Orient
Boa
Enake