SNAKES ALIVE !
’ Tis not for us to reason why - btt when a certain officer at R U H.Q. burst into the mess'the other day and regaled all present with a story concerning a sea snake he had just seen - a sea snake which, like the chanelon, had changed its colours to suit and blend with its surroundings, we were, to say the least, rlildly curious c ... Thus it happened that. .all ■ who had • hoard the story, led by tho enthusiastic ’raconteur’, moved shorewards to view the spot where the S.body’ was last seen. We found the snake - a fine rusty piece of -quarter inch pipe with a slight twist in it. “But T saw it move-",' protested the original snake charmer * As we said, it is not for us to reveal this officer 1 s identity, because to inc him and ex cl the others would per hap s not be fair. However, as stated earlier, ’Tis not for us to reason why - but we’re certainly wondering* I 51 -0-0-0 -0 -0-0-0 -0 ”0 “0-0 -0 - 0 9 - -
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Gun Flash, Issue XXVIII, 10 July 1943, Page 2
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178SNAKES ALIVE ! Gun Flash, Issue XXVIII, 10 July 1943, Page 2
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