Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-08

PECULIAR Va thai locaiity --the bull
snake. the king snake. aud the Texas
black snake ID seems a. II these ser.
Penis we're Continually on the hunt Coz
The rattle@nake. aud the travelel
through that country u sure % be enicr
taiued. almost every mile Or 20. hy th,
sight ~ q combat between one % the-s
snakes aud a raitler A serpent armet
With the deadly weapoa that the rat
uesnake Yields would nstdrally b. cup
posed 10 have the advantage In . con
tesi 81 this kind. bat his non venouaoui
Ices arv ~ much quicker In their move
monts than the rAttler that they ar,
able to avoid his fRngs. and inyafiahl,
overcome him and sqseezs the life oui
~ him hcfore ~ can strike twiea
saw one ~ these hghts once In whici
the raitlesnaAs either deliberately )
committed suicide or stuck his tang,
Into his owa body In strikiag at ths
bull snake that attacked him. Ths
6ull snake was cuilcd about the rat
tier, and the latter struck vicious
~. liis iaws closed upon hlr
own body lev inches abov,
the tail Tho bull snake instantly IN.
eoilod himself and withdrcw a yard oi
- from the rattlrunakc. where b,
watched the latter with his head rai-cs
a frw inchc. from the ground III,
rattlesnakc gradually straig ghtencd out
and in = few minutes was dead The
bal. snake then glidrd away II 4.
during these aitacks ~ the bull snake
the king snake or tho hlark snake 90
the RATHER that the vicious little pilot
shows a. icalty o. his big companion
lie darts upon IL ioe-. aud hzhts hercc
ly In aid Of the rattlc-nakc Ths
curious part ~ Il l. that the othsi
snakes pas no attention a. the courage.
uus little pilot bat after di.pstchiua
The RATHER hash away out II sight
leaving tho pilot 70 fr,t aud fumr or
the sc-ne 81 the short bat savage con.
nict until he. toa. convinced that hi.
| friend, the rattlcsnake. i past al
caring for hurrics away from tho spot
The offensive o,lor ~ the rattlc-naks
and the pilot is most noticeable during
these battles
Mcdonnell, the fennsy ylvania snake
chsrmsr, says that he can not rcmaiu
long in the cage with biz snakes b..
cause their breath makes him sick.
have eNcolout rvasun Tor knowing that
20 ~ shut up iur any length ~ time
with live rattl snakes viu not only
make > p"r-oa sick. but I hsiic,c will
make him 80 sick that un.e.s hr e.u
escape from the plnoo poisoned by o..
breath. rAhalatina, of 4, Z rtsygr u mas
b., ~ The snake. h. ulll do.
Il used ~ h-h sud huni 4 rr,,at deal
in the very locality uhsrc Nc, onnell
lives. and wherc hc capturud hls rattle
snakos One tall wus deer hunting
Ia whai y known ~ the Porter
Pond rsgiou, with friend -
mine uLl EI Quick. we'll.
known D., cal hunter ana guide.
Ous night ior u. novelty Of the
thing "a my friend who had newer
Foaghod Il to that extent we pot up
iH deserted cabin ia Il Wild spot nlang
saw creek u was local landmark.
known - Burned MIL Cahin The
night vas cold. The time - year being
late November and 49, built q hlnxlag
hrv in the hig dryplaca II the cabin
We Uttered the hoor with hemlork
bOuEhs AMI turaed In iur The night ~,
blaze lighting up the whole interior.
Away Ia tho nigLt woke up
There whs a pccullar iccliug in as
head heavy. numb feeling. hard a.
describe ! lay siill f1r moment.
and then became awarr ~ sickcuin 2
o,ior In the rabin Tho blaze IN ths
hrvplnrc had burned down a. frw
moldering smtrrs, but the atmnzphorr
~ the roam -eemod siihiag. I rose 81
a sitting posture and ga. Instantly q
s.iEod with dizziness aud nausea NJ
friend las neat to me on the hcmlock
boughs. and | reached over and shook
aud called him. but could get NO ~
sPoB-e. Then ! called Quick. Who
vas snoring away, next the fireplace.
aud hnaliy aroused him ne ro.n IN
In his place, and bad no soOner done
20 than b. exclaimed.
" 'Rattlesnakcsr'
lie -prang % his feet. and a. he ala
80 ! heard the unmi-tAkRblo sounding
oi rattle-nake's rattle In the direction
oi The hearth Quick paid ~ utten.
tion 81 that but dashed Cor the cahln
door aud thrcw 10 open. Thcn he
shouted to mo 10 wake up ny friond
and got oat into The air .. soon a. pos.
sihle.
II hnint that the snakes T. roln'
IA bite you. he said. hut their breath :
a-klllln ~ YOU
4 couldnt rouse my friond. snd
Quick carried him cut II the cabin
u was AT that I could DO 10 drar
myself out Ny friend wa- entirely
gone, and u was not until he had laln
In the cool air for some time. and Quick
had poured brandy down his thruat.
thai be b~gaa to revive. The hesl,
AAf HNtA thNAHA"A fAAH RAA ny MfAtl
ached severely. and the nausea con-
tlnued Cor an hour or more. After we
we're All IN tolorable good shape.
Quick told us that Il was plata. and
something b. should have thought oi
when &c took possession ~ the cabin.
that raitle.uakes had stored them
selves away ior the wiuter In the uooks
and erRnnies about the old chimney
and hearth, and that our hru had
warmed them up ~ that some - them
had Crawled out Of their hiding places
and had probably coilcd thesH<olvcs on
the hearth 10 enjoy the reaial glow Of
the Gre.
The breath oi . FattlesnARs.
Quick said. specially after ths sEAke
has been confined for several weeks 70
close winter quarters. i ~ p1son -
he bite. though not quite 70 suddeul
There was enough snakes got bet up
lasi nighi 10 hll that closs cabin full
Of their breath. and u waa . lucky
thing Tor the hall u us that you woke
an a. you dld