The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-29
AN ARKANSAS SNAKE FARM.
A GrewsOme Place Where RattIers Are
Raised for Market

| A GrewsOme Place Where BattIers Are
Raised for Gsrkct.
| J. E. Childs has a monopoly ~ snake
cultivation and the production Of rattle
snake OH In Arkansas. In which state Is 10
1 Gated what Is known through that cOuu.
! try as tie Chjlds snake farm. This pecu-
har and unenvied enterprise Is situated a
the suburbs of this little village In tho
northeastern part Of the state, where
snalss, especially rattlers, are found In
abundance
The manner In which the rattleNnAkea
are eapgbt and landed II enough to make
cold chills run over persons who Ars timid
Twonty-aVs cents 20 one dollar per pound
for rattlssnakes, hOwev makes h an In
ducement for the natives who hive near q
good market 20 hunt and catch rat1lers for
livelihood, AID her~ is bow they do Il:
Two men in search FOR profit in the
snake Industry go tOyrther One Of them
carries long forksd pole or cane, and
when a snake Ia found this pole In used %
hold the reptile to the ground, which Is
done BY pressing the pole down upon tho
snake just back Of the head The other
snake hunter carries strong cord, which
is looped over the head Of the poisonom
prey and is then usad for carrying The rep
tile 20 market, which. however, IL dona
without injury 20 Z a. snake Other hunt
ers use the pole IN the way described. but
instead Of bringing their capttves To
market by means Of Che string they use .
box which has a sliding I'D, and which can
be operated with ease and out Of reach Of
the cDoped up RATHER.
When the snake catcher arrive ~ the
residence % III. 5ilds the latter, In = care
less Ike manner tsfl1c7 the matter Ia hand.
and If a box ~ rzttleFs FOR hlsAanos, u
brought % hfn, De removes tlsa IA Of the
box and taxes the snake wild frnn tho
woodsl ont inst az one would psa1h in for
and take hold Of q rabbit. TIE rattler a.
soon - The cUp Of this cage hes bsso. eAksn
on, sets mp 9 Continuous rattls and inssea
feaTfuify. Mr.. ChIlds. bowsysF. pHzva no
attention 70 tllis little racket, but simply
takes tbs snake b. hrs farm, wrazhs n, paya
the eaa1her add h then rssdY f0ra Sspsea>
tbon Of tbe act A good big rae1iARlks wf1
wsiah from Ex 70 ten pounds. and y tEa
viii be worth nearly on QTfta ~ many dol
lars.
The size Of the snake farm - about haGf
sR acre. with lightly closod D~n b Tn
centxr. which 10 ths siSding phars u Ths
snains Here sbs ugiy rupsilss ass kepA
aud fstteDsd. and when as@z an rsnty 30
be Pot un6~y prlnesS Tor the prodzE<tDn az
oil The rep,ibesf hseGes arc Bosaly chopp-d
OH and b. means Of a string ara I'D, hsAd
uVvasd- 70 The sids q the pm WhaxD "a
sun 10 h~1ze1ezt. The kssx - the sm. hta
sid, causes the oil % tho snAkes 20 am
cut ADD n y eaaGnb N rso-y1uEoand lnA
Aaa1s 10 - Eabseq asnsiy sid a fsrrn 40
70 y 81 oanos sr from go 30 e. p6uA
Dir. Childs u sad - b. Tie 0nly gzznzfrG
proctBoeZ Of rArslsGuaks ol IN 90 eDu1txT.
v hau quite young be hssdnd IN Dak0Gs,
and bern Il VA taA& be formed - fnsn6-
ship of rastlssnAksS-a tr7.DAskip vf60k.
b. a4s,ss. kss grown until nov hs WI
pick up sH$s5sx Wild from his An WIN
a. 1rss fright - b gstke-s tts tnsoo1as
rnbhnts ADD sosd~ - klch - e0uafaux7yf s-Az
70 bis eA1tivss- HasT4sburE AK LNss-E.