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* fact leads some people to believe * blotches. There are smaller, 10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdey, July 15, 1963 ANYONE FOR HOCKEY? We lg ie pelts litge : : ae PP aT fece i Z i "T suppose I've forgotten my . But the trouble with a lot when they get older is that they start thinking their or two flying pucks. Tear retired-in i981. at Moose Jaw, Sask, as a postal super- visor. You find logging, rail- roading, ranching, farming and trapping in his background if "= back prior to the First orld War, in which he suf- fere® a serious leg wound at the second battle of Ypres. Retirement didn't work out. With his credentials from a 1950 prospecting course, he took a grubstake in 1952 and roamed the North Kootenay. He and his wife Mamie then Settled in this Okanagan Val- ly city but he found recreation ~ was "not enough for me--I had to be doing something else." Postal and veteran's pensions didn't satisfy him and for some time he went to work manag- -- oil plant. , five years ago, he and several other men formed a@ paving and light construction| eompany. Hamilton has been its field manager ever since. It means hot, 12-hour days all summer, often raking and shov- with : recalls only a bruised rib This 71-Year-Young Puckster 'Scored 15 Goals Last Season _ TONY HAMILTON, 71, IS PERHAPS CA NADA'S OLDEST ACTIVE ATHLETE elling with the men, sometimes, running the loader or driving) the spray truck, distributor or rollers. Tony likes it more than any) job he has ever had. It leaves him with summer SNAKES OF ONTARIO. Northern W Often Falsely Accused By BARBARA FROOM mond and Forests Information Section) (Tenth in a Series) NORTHERN WATER SNAKE (Natrix sipedon sipedon) This is perhaps the most maligned of Ontario's non- venomous snakes ! It is accused of being a venomous water moc- easin, of "chasing" swimmers and all sorts of other false ac- cusations. Although the northern water snake is stout-bodied, it would appear "'dainty" along side a true water moccasin. Water moccasins are residents chiefly of the southern United States and it is doubtful that they would enjoy our cold climate any more than would the Amer- ican alligators. Water moccasins have never been native to Canada and our water snakes are in no way re- lated to them -- all they have in common is a liking for the water. The northern water snake may attain a lengtfi of a little more than four feet. It is stout- bodied with a large head that is broad through the jaws; this Scales are shiny but those on the body are dull, coarse and keeled. NOT VERY COLORFUL The ground color of this snake is brownish with a mid-dorsal|4pproached. row of large squarish, dark that until they. were able to ater Snake capture one of the snakes, they thought they had encountered "swimming milk snakes'. The milk snake, although it may be found in some sections, is not common in the park. Newly born water snakes have nearly black bands and blotches on a whitish ground color. A pale gray race of the north- ern water snake, known as the Island' Water Snake, is found on Pelee Island and some other is- lands in western Lake Erie but it is not common. ALWAYS NEAR WATER The water snake is never handicap--and he has all win- ter for that other busy sched- ul. Mamie says she is "a golf widow all summer and a hockey widow all winter," forced to sustain herself with visits by five sons and two daughters who are raising families across Western Canada. When Tony does make it home, he puts away a double portion at the dinner table. The is the rather sluggish massa- sauga rattler. About the only way one could be bitten by a water snake would be in cap- turing and handling it or cor- nering it in such a way that it would have no means of es- cape. Although not venomous, it| is capable of inflicting a lacer- ating bite with its sharp, re- curved teeth. If it is necessary to handle this snake, leather gloves should be worn. The water snake feeds upon fish, frogs, salamanders. and crayfish, and occasionally on small snakes, mice and shrews. The fish that are taken are chiefly coarse fish as game fish found far from lakes, streams, ponds and marshes. It is an ex- cellent swimmer and diver and) readily takes to the water at/ the least sign of danger. Although highly aquatic, it cannot remain indefinitely the water. It sleeps and hiber-| nates on dry land and restricts| itself to a small home area that it inhabits year after year. Needless to say, this snake is most unpopular with bathers. However, if they object to its appear. Snakes do not hear air- aware of ground vibrations. borne sounds but are extremely) it is not as likely to be accidentally stepped on as'is suitable habitat. are usually too swift for this reptile. It relishes catfish, fin spines and all! The water snake jreadily eats dead and diseased | weekends for golf -- he has|jhabit makes no impression on slipped from an eight to @ l4inis weight, a steady 143 pounds that hasn't varied more than) five pounds in 40 years. He's a Shakespeare buff and watches the radio listings for opera and concerts conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Tony is under Mamie's orders PIERSALL BACK _|jury May 18, was taken off the disabled list Tuesday by Los Angeles Angels. Piersall frac- slammed into a foul pole chas- ing a fly ball in a game with Minnesota here. He will be -vailable when the Angels play tne White Sox at Chicago Thursday. AGREE TO SIGN VANCOUVER (CP) -- Herb Capozzi, general manager of British Columbia Lions, con- firmed Tuesday a report that the football club has agreed to! sign a 10-year contract to play| at Empire Stadium. But he said the agreement is only a letter of intent and would de- SPORTS IN BRIEF LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Vet-|Exhibition adding 6,500 seats to|Signed with the National Foot- eran outfielder Jimmy Piersall,jthe stadium to bring seating|ball League club in 1952 after|Bob Gain, 12 - tive player, Browns' owner Art|League. pend on the Pacific National\@°4e!! said Friday. Gain GAIN RETIRES CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- who suffered a severe knee in-jcapacity to 39,234. He added tured his left knee cap when he|sidered. that at any time before thes contract with the PNE is) signed, other offers will be con-, PICK SYMBOL WINNIPEG (CP)--The Pan- American Games Society has selected a symbol for the 1967 games here, The selection, de- signed by W. J. B. Mayrs, art director of McLaren Advertis- ing, symbolizes a Canadian ath- wn welcoming visitors to Can- a JETS SIGN SAUER NEW YORK (AP)--New York Jets of the American Football League said Monday they have signed George Sauer Jr., star Deer Hunting Prospects Are Better For '65 Ontario deer hunters enjoyed much better success last year than in 1963. Weather during the hunt was much improved and in nearly every area, there was evidence that deer were avail- able in good numbers. Snow depths were moderate across the complete province during the winter of 1963-64 and, as predicted, a largaxhealthy fawn crop had been produced. Prospects for those pursuing though last winter's depths across portions of the eastern range were greater than during the previous winter, con- ditions were less than severe in most instances. Thus, a reason- ably good fawn crop is predict- ed; this coupled with a good supply of yearlings, increases the prospects for a good séa- son. Although deer may be avail- able, chances of bagging a deer still will depend to a great ex- tent on weather conditions dur- ing the hunt. A two-week sea- son, established for much of the prime eastern deer range, will open on November 8, almost a week later than last year. Thus, chances of snow which |produce good hunting are some- |what better than of heavy rains which greatly depress the kill. Let us hope that the weather man co-operates! Sohn. Ovens. 0.D. OPTOMETRIST 8 BOND ST. E., OSHAWA PH. 723-4811 just now to quit smoking. \fish and in this way helps keep pollution from our waters. It in| should not be destroyed as it! j plays its part in the balance of nature, | Young water snakes are live- \born in August or September, and usually number from 20 to 40 in a litter. There are var- ious kinds of water snakes in presence, all they need do is|the United States and some of splash a bit of. water about|them are reported to produce| it must be venomous. The head|and the snake will quickly dis-/nearly 100 snakelets in a single| litter! | found in southern Ontario and The water snake is timid andjinto the southern parts of Al- |will rapidly glide away when|goma and Sudbury districts. It alternating ones on each side.| On the forward part of the body| these blotches merge to form| wide crossbands, giving the| snake a banded appéarance. Sometimes the bands are so wide that the ground color is hardly discernible. Older snakes appear almost a color as the markings become! dull with age. The belly may be extremely colorful and remains so even in) maturity. It may be creamy,| yellowish or reddish with dusky) mottling. Some of the belly markings are in the shape of half-moons: The majority of water snakes, except on the belly, are not too colorful; however, naturalists in Algonquin Park have observ- ed specimens whose crossbnads were such a vivid reddish-brown | 'CAMERON Wrecking Demolition 'We Wreck . 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