The sun., 1878-09-09
SOME SNIkE STORIES.
Rntticsrnkcs, Black snakes, Cottonmouth h
Snakes, aud "a FriRhtfui Moccnsin.

or the mortal cnmity existing between
the black snake AMI toe rgttl"snnkp. two in
stances have come under my noi -. IN oarh NJ
which thu ritilesnakc proved mn arrnnt COW ard.
making u great noise. whil" The black snake did
all the ilehiing--if may call 1t lighting. it was
rather strgtncling and q sVurrzing NV r'trn-
tiun was urous 81 io % hy tho rattlrsnakc pl-s-
Ing clos" to me-. paying no attention to my pros
cn'e, tut apparently "ndrnNuring ~ grt uwny
from something i'm pursuit. his rattlrs spring
INK 20 their loud"st note. WIS in the net ol
throwing the gun NJ to atop nim. when the
black snake pre-nd Ike Il ish. going I've ynrds
70 th" raturrnnkcs one. and IN" way he setT"l
that rnitl"snnkr hy the back II the neck and
went round him was something wonderful
Ny experience with the king snake and the
mocrasin runs through n cours" of thirteen
ycars. and n lhrt tm' | hnye seen th. Ming
When The King first sniz's his prey hc coils
around il uuti they are almost like n bail. turn
INK orcus l'nnlly and biting the coils o. the moe
casin. After being soma time in tn" coil ho Will
open ont. and II the moccHSin shows signs ot
lir II receives another emhrncc. When lii" IS
ana begins ~ tle hcad. 1t takes some TIM io
gorge. especially II the on" going inside Is ubout
rs large as the one crawling outside.
Prom me H,riia Gassr>
One dark night recently three mon who dwell
near Cnsovvic. Oh the Kentucky side ~ the
ONO. started 10 ~ over the river IN u skiii that
had been lying against tn" bank Tor some days.
The oarSlphn pulled vigorously lOr the 9tA"r
shore. Whom about sixty yards from the hunk
the man in the low hoard N" hiss Of RAFT =
snake IN the boat In flash the oars we're
WIS heeri. Tho .ssii was pulled across 10
CNseyvillr. and thor" tho man Mt the stern
-praug into thn water. afraid 20 70 ihron III
the hont Pro urirg lantern at III" hot"l. tn'y
went down tp examine the honi. and found a
rnitesnn Nr with eleven lntt!cs collcd undrrthr
uhlsmnn scat.
i,,0e Hag.sa, o~.,-
ON Tueslny Mr. James l.. Dubois. who has
built nearly hHlf n MArhor0ush Niinc,' Y \.
uaiI a v.sitt" nis irothcr Ian, ON III, i.ti,n.
town r0nt. Hrturniug hom" towur uightia.l
he cume by III, wny OF Graves dye works and
spotted snake surungup from hehind rMmp
q bushes aud bt aim unler the right o,c, Mr.
Pgs.,7 r5 Gr,asrgd ,1d the rFlr by The neck nee Gpa M
snake fas'rncd It's anes in Mir Dunois under
the ear, On hls loaching home remedies were
applied, and ~ midnight tho swelling On his
ihce and nook had br"n reduced Yesterday hr
was II suffering severely. hut NJ fatal rsu.ts
are anticipated,
I,on - 0J,sl'f, S,.-i'lr.
Ell Smiros informs IL that there is snake
NJ tremendous siH, IN our u"ighhorhood. sun
posed % have es aped from some m"nnserir II
has boon seen hy number ol persons. and II
IL said 10 ho about ten foot IN length. and :
largr around uS u mans thigh. Farmers Will
not w9rk n uni"rsrowih for fear OF being at
tucked hythiS monster.
E." %, ~ i,,'. q,r1p-a
Miss. Lydia Rrsk Of Jciinrsun Ctv. Mo-. was
mt'nn n,y i" splHr 81 r. rmiounouih alrrrs
ON me 22d. Nh!" iirSing up som" wood for
ia" kltrurn llr" sh" felt a rat'n on the fore
finger of her right hand. During tho morning
she frequently hahed the wounded finger and
applied souuc simple huLsr rhod remedies Tor
such pain~. Two hours later nuoihor Of the
family went for morn wood. md discovered n
srrp"n, WIS lurking thrre. On a moro particu-
lar "NnmiuHton II was found thnt two srrat hes
o punc les had boon made an men and halt
ipuri. one on "arh s.d'' o the md tie KIM ';lr uf
the iinger The usual antidDtcs were adnlnis-
tered.
ion ne oFfrlr Tme.
\ gentleman connected with the North and
South lhilroud wu- overlooking the work pi
snWr hands ON Friday who wore clearing away
suiur brush ou Ga" road u'ar Mulberry Cr'~k.
~ ON" of the lWuuh wis knocking uway hr.urs
Wtli Slude % Ing" rNN ..;ialn fell out ~ The
bushes. and. drpupiuE near the urgro's i,,,t.
iwmo,Ma''A wrauprl himself ahuut ono oi hi.
l"HS. lnr snake struck at the man several
times, but d" spade acted H. Il shirM. and tnn
man romlnn"ns killed the reptile. HIS lan.;,
were one inch long.