The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-25
HUETIHG RATTL.EsNAKBs.

Nineteen Of the Reptiles Captured bT one E1-
usditisa-The Castsms SI Experienced sports /
Rea.
JACKSONVILLE, LKHIGH COUyIY, Pa. |
JulE HI le party was 70 sIarS from
me CABIN Of Jake SmiIR. whose home 10 |
four miles from SRIps Creeky on spur
Of The BBus HI &c LBzt IuEs OH from the
ssSf1hwest Boundary OF LuhIgn County
Three miles from mis- place 20 barren
a-t known as RattlesBake Ledge.
smith had three friends, Henry LaEkins,
Budd HempIe and Hiram EndE, OF whom
ne l. the acknowledged leader. he IS
tail. raw-boned six-IOOter, vita face
covered with short black whiskers.
Tne three Others are rough woOdsmen,
vet full Of Jun anu fond OF adventure.
Tbeys seemed TO Oe eIzted at having
stranger in the party Just cOHle
aIeagy said Smith, %syOu won't be GET
ting into aay a4EEa. Put on a heavy
pzar Of boots, and keep your eyes open
and your wits as0uL yOu- Inc party
started early yesterday Ihe Ledge
reAebeds pipes were SMOKED tlA sun-up-
>tnlta went away. and 2iGer he had Je'sn
gone q half hour ne called up from ihe
locks. and We went TO hIEa- DE stood
smiling. and exclaimed, "Here's an
ezIy bird out for an airing" On the
rock, and pinned to il by d fOrked stick,
writbed q reptile aDOuE four feet In
length. Jake told ErdT 70 hold the
prong down Taking OUT small phial
| from vest pocket. he saturated a piece
Of black wadding with the liquor II con-
.ined- He placed The WaudIng on a
stick. and then put il INTO the serpenVs
mouth. II operated ike mag1c- Inc
snaks's body dropped fa4 ON the rOck.
| saFhaf'II do" SAID Jake Take the
prong on. He's GOsed Ike CHARM"
JAKE Iaen held Ihe snake by the tail,
/ ana said that the siuf would keep Il un-
G usclOus for ten minutes. Inc reptile
I'D sIx iully developed rattIes. The e
were -uE or Inc Ten minutes nau
scarcely elapsed before the sBa4e re
Eiyed. His tRT0aG began swelling, his
ewes preIruded and ne saoOk his tail,
but TIE rataIes were gone. He tried 10
snake zzzI1. and tHeH sank MS fangs
iGeep iBIo hIs body a<aan and agais.
Il & otaed a TAe mSUta. and died apparent
iiy IN agony. II Just did that 10 let you
knoN how mad rzEtler gets when he Is
tljuDed - said Jake. ~Ysu see now blue
tn inside Of MS mouth Iss Well, thsFs
it4e ~zE they all get That prOnged long
tsOIa 0f bis - no. dangerous Behind
tai long tOOth Is small tag that L Will
isaow you after q while. Ia Is kind Of .
sack zb8aE RaIf as Dlg As pea In tRsI
and Jass before ne nkes, Be'li give ais
fsetu q bath Of poison and t8en drive in
srae fAnxs The Leeta aFe hollow On the
ends. zad no matter If Ihey 90 through .
mans clothes, the poison won't wipe Od.
But il sIu drop when Lke teeth TO1cn
biO0d-S
4 CAPTURING A sEyES FOOIER-
SsWe gsaeralIy hnd 'em laying
stretched On the rocks They're nzEaF-
ally lzZy, and taey take to Lhe sun Ike
ducks 70 water. Taey don't do much
buE sleep. On these not rocks they be
tcsne fulI Of yOisOa- Look there ~ thai
ldagf viii yOus@ SNzJ-1 sf80d on .
ileGzs 0T tellow rock about 6aty yards
IIfrom where ne were. His b1dy Ezs
T sIlsnt as = stzEue, aad his tai wagged
with the regularity Of pedMun- We
: aunE0achGa silently, and when we were
villain ave IeeI q the rsck rke dog lefI
his poss aad get behind his master. jake
lposnssd ahea1, and there lay . rz1tIe-
lsaaks seven feet in leRg1A sleeping In
trbe saa- IL lay streEcAed OuI. The
thuntsr walked up carefully. placed the
/. pole II p9EE1iOn, and In tWIEkIlH& II
lceseen6sd On the meek Of Eae reptile,
inzkInx Ii n pEis0zsr- Il took all the
strsnxEh eT thai hr4wny m4n NJ kTst 20
ken Eme sake fast On EAe rock Rattle
snakes - z0s curl zs ether snakes de-
lWasn pIsRe4 doEn. they simply lAsL
irbS xrSand CT tAe rock w14h their bodies
sS1aad hack said Jake; --ist him Ian
ltkar syo1e ussil he gsIs EIrs4."
TIE hsEney eAAin on 1Ae snakes tai
lrzssSea- Sul the prong was tao small f0I
lhIm 70 slip his head or eO6y through. II
, pdachsd Just snOuEh - naad4ea hiIn- IL
Iares zalaaEss Ne seemed Jagged Qua
wben Jake Was enabled 20 dose him znG
! llav hin oaf- Jake took euf the pOisOn
/ Il sack. which looked very mncA Ike I
, iwarar bsIsEer On human EesA-
ssTha1 stuff in sne VEINS Of twenty neu
would kln every one Of sem,S said Jake
is ne peaPle would say tAis lehow VA
ieleyen years cid, aecordiag 10 nj
r.rtIes. j aon,t believe IL. i believe
I lShese snakes get sem mere taaa once |
lysar wAsn tAsy are yeuag- When tAsy'r