The National tribune., 1890-12-04

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Ratlanslyes are more poisonous II Print
than l1 their native wi.ls. Tie southwestern
plains abound iu these dngy reptiles, AID lad
ample opportunity % .u4"e Of their character
and performance buta Of Wi ich fai ieloW re-
port The m, esEaae hgs short fat wide
head. Besides tHe Igd and loT-ga torvUr Of
which he makes display when LailIcd. bis
mouth b. aoi-.area With two fugs, which
arc in fae upper jaw aud correspond iu glsi-
ton 10 TIC rye-learl ri mankind. These falgs
iu a serpent al common sIE3 are gbgni three
f'ths o. go inch long aH8 have z i-ht carve
like n seIWg-ar and hook inward. They are
white iu color 81 tine diameter OF q need lr ard
hollow from root % point Their root Or seat
i5 iH p sa" containing tie poison. which Is
OOslHeG and flows through tac lube liEu fang
gs q result %. the wuHcu lar cvrTtign Of striking
u does not Cow. buf spirits, and two tiny icts
Of poison intended fnr The victim dig'il into
the cir every time the Iatt.oruako st. ike7 and
misses. This last De does about our times out
Of five, Tor his sua6eshp is as clumsy and in-
accurate a. a woman with % rock. j have sGin
one miss q luli-grgwu rluo sheep three times
iu succession. in Ferpeuts az in aiIigators the
upper not The lower jaw Is the enc that moves
to open the mouth. The iangs working on a
sort Of hinge are closed like the blade Of
knife when the mouth ID closed aud are ure-
scented for business by the action Of throwing
back the upper Jaw. Tie mere act Of opening
the Jaw always IsclOscs he faugs With0utanv
separate effort on the part Of the serpent and
when tho mouth is closed again TWO heshy
envelopes or sCabbaTds cover them IRON doing
o. receiving harm. This &c necessary, as a
rattlesnako's poison is just az bad medicine for
himself 81 for any one Else.
These faugs have all tho Timber piabil,ty OF
the finest steel aud can be bent or put IA any
posture by a little force, bat Will at once spring
into shape on being relieved.
Az 10 the deadly character OF his reptileship
] can only bay that ! have seen numLCrless
horses, steers, and sheep which were bitten by
ratticrs, always ia the nose and head and never
ono died. They were sick from a day TO
month, and their heads would become swollen,
aud the candidates would mope about the
prairie in detected way, but they came around
al right as a finale. i never knew a man to
die, although i have known some few 10 get
stuug. Whisky ia e c0piou, way as an inter
nal. and pOuitlce of pounded ODi0us aud salt
a. an outward application were al that was
needed. have known some topss who knew
there WA whisky in the wagons. - 60 about
looking Tor the bite OF a rEttlCsEai.e As eagerly
as some augcIs seek bass, jus. FOR tie glorious
drunk that WAS saquential 10 u. such persona
however, arc GGt common.
Some people hike snakes as pets They will
remove a TAttier's laups Dy breaking them %
with a silk handkerchief, aud 50 make tie
gentleman harmless. To those who may hero.
I alter perform this feat primary slop towards
becoming intimate With Jbcrai4rauakc, j Wisa
% say word 81 warning. These laugs are If
a similar growth 10 tho finger nails Of human
!ty, aud whoa torn out readily replace them.
selves with sCw growth. Your pet Will be
/ ready % 40 business on the Old lines in SIX
weeks alter you have pulled his teeth out; 80
beware.