How does the American figure out that there is a cobra under the table

1.	How does the American figure out that there is a cobra under the table?
Answer» The American naturalist, while watching the hostess observes a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She was staring straight ahead, he muscles contracting slightly. She gestured to the servant standing behind her chain and whispered something to him. The servant’s eyes widened and he quickly left the room. The American then noticed that the servant placed a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. In India, Milk in a bowl means – bait for a snake. He looked up at the rafters – the likeliest place, but they were bare. The three of the room were empty, and in the fourth, the servants were waiting to serve the next course. So he deduced that the cobra might be under the table.

How does the American figure out that there is a cobra under the table?

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The American naturalist, while watching the hostess observes a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She was staring straight ahead, he muscles contracting slightly.

She gestured to the servant standing behind her chain and whispered something to him. The servant’s eyes widened and he quickly left the room. The American then noticed that the servant placed a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. In India, Milk in a bowl means – bait for a snake.

He looked up at the rafters – the likeliest place, but they were bare. The three of the room were empty, and in the fourth, the servants were waiting to serve the next course. So he deduced that the cobra might be under the table.

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