Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-10-14
vi | sc T. IL. 4 v Y.
SNAKES OF AMERICA

reptiles. bet tbe progress q civilization. M
elsding the ARRIVAL of the omni.orou. pir.
AAs nearly rad ths district Of them. The
pax = the great snake annihilAtor. desour-
ias ssrPents Of every nanagablc si1s Nth
A'idIty. Aad seeming % enjoy immunity
irom Tho poison - isial o. other animals.
a frcnch gentleman. -ho has a large prop
cTiy IN a ne~iy settled district % Western
tanada. told me some wears Aco thsi BE-
had JUS PurchAscd large bsra a lean
swine % sead 10 his sa- mall. tlerr. for the
P1Jose Of eHtcruIinaiing The rAiilc.naks.
~hlch ~crc vrrs numerous. AM rna.h irrasl-
81 ~ b. ~orkmcn. Tarpeutinc. cxtern.I-
y applet. has ben sacces.iglly uss,l in
tbs c0untry foF ibe trsatusent OF snake
bates 0ut q las been As-erte,. htsly. that
alcuAol. taken in~ardiy. IN doses larrc
cnosgA b Proslsoc total inloxication. d. tbc
onis sure rvmcls.
Battissuakcs oocasionaIlv cro- % a rr,a.
are. Aithoagh the vArietrvs found IA he
rnorc Northsrn STATE. rarvly attain lenr,h
VI more thau avv beet A .sngular AnI Lor-
r1hlc eHcosnter 9Th a very large one took
plsee tn Msy. i-s'. near The eit, ii Peor,a.
in the STAT ~ Illinois About six miI~s
from Peoria. a. a place oaiied Prc-p~ct IIiu.
thcrs s'ooi a. that tisn- IN RUNS 81 a ooun-
~ Aefri. hear -hich rcrs fwo brsck eis-
terrl-. ~hich lad been partially cow rc,l over
~sth boards ior some iiue. uhile oct of use
Ihc proprietor % the place drove oat tbc-r
on~ day ~Ith his ~iic. ior tba pa-po.c of
Pstting the ao-sr Ear,len IN sauu-r trira.
and -hils engaged Ia his ~ork. b. flnnd
thAf b. -Anied -1uc bricks for edeinr thr
~alks- Ils snC0v~rcd oue of the eis,.-r.
~h1ch VA dry. And ah0ut sU Sect deer.
lsHT-i iafo q. and be-An o. pics oct sou..
loose bricks from the AL sud thros them
to ths top Wade ~ employed. fading
h's -oFk sous-hat iBpcd,d b. pic,e q
plank partially snbcsidsd in the elay AZ The
bottom 81 iAe eistern. b. tore q % -iih
spmc dldlculty. and thrc~ q out. Al thc
SAVE time BE- hea-'i ths spring % the rst,le.
and as. D. hls horror. Iarrr serpent coil
q - in The boi.0w Where thc piank bal
lam lie hsd no ~rapon the ci-teru ~as
not more thaa hve feet IN diaueter. and %
~cald have ben Inpossibic for hiul D. lave
srrambled out Of it -ithoat eSposin- him
scf to ~ siruek o. ths snake. abe springs
made a. him By Which be managed % parry
18th 10 bcasy ioots il,arinx has crir..
be. ~ife ran o. ihc -tgc of tLc cisfern. bit
"a - ovsrcomo 18Th fright a. b. De- unable
O. render ban anY sssistanCs. A lass de
man. sririu- rs opp0rtunfy between a..
iunEes ol ths enrarvd rrptilc. made an e.
fort o. i-ap out 90 The cistrru. in dong
~hich loose BRICK cansc a-ay ~ his hand
uiih ~hish u4is.iis D. struck BE- a.saiianf
oa the heAd ani Allied. or al least stained
g. Then. nth The assistance Of h.s vie.
b. ciimsed 90 thc surface. -hcn he iaius,,l
a-ay from the esciiement caused by tl.o
te-riblc coulioi. Ihs snake. -hicb ~as IA.
en- dead from the ci.teru. proved ,o be- s-s-
en icet .oug and hal thirteen ratties.
A irie1d u mins. ~ho h,e,l for sen Years
in California. -hero ths largest and most
iofmidalio ssal of rattle suake-thc -rofa-
o. hoar.i,a - the herIrtoiorist-rs rather
oanmon ioid uas tb- follow ing story:
a. ~as asof leaving . spot uhcre o.
had oeen encamp.d i1r sousc weeks. wben.
rn EeuinE b. trsr- together. b. uiissei
soao sulsl articles. i1r -hich b. iu.titatri
. sear,h by tossing aP snd removing tbe
tslEs of heniock piuo -hi,h had f.r sonie
tiule forced Lis coaci. Ihrs urDrr.s re-