The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-06-19
S0NE SNAKE STORIES.

GEoRGIA'ss. RATTLEsNAKEs.- Irwin is
the champion rattlesnake county of
Georgia, so far. A few days ago, one
OF the venomeus reptiles was killed
there, which was six feet long, eighteen
inches around the body, and sport
ed fourteen rattles.- Savannah (Ga.9
Neags. ~.--.--.s
A Big HORNED SNAKR.-On Thurs
day last, Messrs. George Johnson and
Davie Wills killed, on the formers
farm in Hall county, Ga,, huge horned
snake which measured eight feet in
length. It's horn, which is on the end
OF the tail, and used as weapon of de-
tense, was over two inches in length =
Gainesville (Ga.) Eagle.
/ THAT CHAMPLAIN SERPENF.-A Lake
Champlain Frenchman gives the fol-
lowing solution of The recently report
ed water monster: II see dat on de
paper bout q sarplns, and I knows
somebody bin fooled. 7 see dat same
ting good many time. Sometime he be
crooked tree, old log. Sometime I see
big sturgeon Jump, and some loon he.
3 try to fly, he make one big splash and
dive. Big snake all one big lie. I
live more dan forty year Oh de island.
/ see ali dose tings.'a De man who start
dat story he drink too much. He like
see snake in his boot next tirne."-AT
Springfield Republican,. 3 s4ad9 eds e'''
SNAKE, OR CALF?-A COW belonging
to John Fl. Nc Croskey, of Upton, Iowa,
recently brought into the world calf
with what was called snake head. The
body and legs were regularly formed,
but the neck was perfectly rcundsand
fully as large as the head The nose
and upper jaw were split clear through,
and the tongue, which was sharp like
that Of a snake, protruded up through
the opening. The eyes, large and fat,
looked straight up, while the top of the
head and nose were nearly on line.
The under jaw was apparently without
jowles and WAS little more than con.
tinuation of the neck. It was unable
to stand, but would get upon it's knees
and wave it's head and dart it's tongue
out like snake. 1t also attempted to
crawl, and, when lying down, showed
many characteristics of the serpent.
A SEA SERPENT AS BIG AS JUNK's
MAST. The Toxic (Japan) Times says:
""Capt. Davidson, Master of the Mitsu
Bishi steamship Kiushiu Maru, gives
the following relation Of what passed
before his eyes on his voyage from Riu
Kiu to Kobe in the early part of the
month. The statement is duly signed
by himself, and couatersigned by Mr..
John McKechnie, the chief officer, and
its authenticity appears to be beyond
question: Saturday, April 5, at II Is
a. M, Cape SATANIC distant about nine
miles, the chief officer and myself OBJ
served whale jump clear out of the
sea, about a quarter of mile away.
Shortly after it leaped out again, when
l saw there was something attached to
it. Got glasses, and on the next leap
distinctly saw something holding on to
the belly Of the whale The latter gave
one more spring clear of the water, and
myself and the chief officer then OBJ
served what appeared to be a large
creature of the snake species rear itself
about thirty feet out of the water. It
appeared to be about the thickness of
a junk's mast, and, after standing for
about ten seconds in an erect position
it descended into the water, the upper
end going first. With my glass / made
out the color of the beast to resemble
that Of pilot-fish.' >" q ~