Telegram-herald., 1890-03-31
skRR:No RATrlgRs ALIVE.



The Dangerous Process of an Eathusi-
@sttc Georgia Taxiderssist.
Fires broke out all over Sapelo Island
last week, says Darien Ca oorre-
bpondent of tho Globe Democrat Much
game was killed. bat the nost interest
Ing thing WAS the rsttiesnare hunt, led
by Mr.. William Cromley, keeper Of tho
Duboy light. enite a company, lsdies
as well as gentlemen, assembled al the
spot whore the snako's den hsd been To-
Gated. All things were % they had
been left, and IL soon became manifest,
from tho sounds below, that tho rattle
snakes were There likewise. All things
being ready, the sticks inclosing tho
hole were removed, ard digging coIa-
mcnced. u short time snake was
discovered moving about, aud presently
tho ominous rattle vas heard from be-
low. II was short work 10 bring tho
rcpt!lo-a fDll-grown rather. nearly six
foot long-to tho euriaco With roared
crest, glittoring eye, quivcring forked
tongue and continuous rattle. he
warned the hunters that no was ready
to put in hts deadly work
Mr. Cronley, who ts skilled taKidor-
mist, came forward, armed only with q
looped twine str ing supported upon a
stick about the size and length Of =
wallcing-czne, and. placing tho Moose
around the snakes nook, Just behind the
/ jaws, instantly captured him, and hold
him swinging and writhing IN the ar.
! he at once hung him ct q convenient
height to limb against tree. He
then, with q long pair OF surge0n's for
! ceps, proceeded 60 open wide tho snakes
Jaws. Then was presented tho most
revolting sight OF all. The great white
open mouth, tfe fangs, nearly nn inch
long, protruding, the poison squirting and
dripping trom them. Mr.. Cromloy, with a
long pair OF surgeons scissors, clipped
! of the fnngs close, after cramming tho
mouth full OF lint cotton with his for
| cep- the snake all the wh!le writhing
and rattling at 4 dreadful rate. He then,
with a scalpel. began deliberately to
| take the skin oil, holding the 50 zee with
The forcops, beginning at tho head. at
the end OF sho upper Jaw. This he did
dexterously and expeditiously, going
carefully around the eyes aud breathing
holes, down to the lower end Of tho
| jaws. Then he took tho lower jaw In
tho sarno way, and to tho same point
! He then took the skin of well down on
the neck, behind the jaws, and cut of
the hoad- All this was done whilo the
snake was writhing, squtrming and rat
fling most fcarfully. He buried the
head and all things to which poison
could have attached, took tho body
down from It's suspended position, and
| placed IL in basket with lid, such as
fishermen use hung at their side In
which TO carry FISH.
While Mr.. Cromley was going through
with tho one, as above described, anoth-
or was taken, not quite as large, male
RATHER, from the same den. Hc was sus-
pended, and raken through. in all ro-
spects, the same process as was bis
mate. and placed in the basket to DO
taken home, there at moro leisure TO be
carried through oil the details prscticed
by the taxiderlnist in preparing his sab
iect8 to present most life-liks appear
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