Great snakes alive! Jennifer DeGruchey, 6, seems somewhat lukewarm toward a boa constrictor being shown her by Sam Persi at Meadowvale Town Centre on (...)

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Great snakes alive! Jennifer DeGruchey, 6, seems somewhat lukewarm toward a boa constrictor being shown her by Sam Persi at Meadowvale Town Centre on (...)

Date7/22/1979

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Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Great snakes alive! Jennifer DeGruchey; 6; seems somewhat lukewarm toward a boa constrictor being shown her by Sam Persi at Meadowvale Town Centre on the weekend. Persi was displaying several animals from his Elmvale Jungle Zoo.

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