Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-09-12
HIS SNAKE RECORD.
A Georgian Who Does Not Wish 10.
Pose as Munchausen,

A Georgian Who Does Not Wish 70.
Pose as Munchausen.
There is citizen of yaldosta who.
has had some startling experiences
with poisonous snakes during his life.
He is entirely responsible. does not
like notoriety and seldom talks of his
adventures with reptiles, because he
fears his recital OF them would not be-
believed and he does not care to figure
as Munchausen among snake story
tellers.
Some time ago he was attracted by
the laughing OF child who was az
play in the front yard. Looking
through the window he discovered TO
his horror that the child was playing
with great live rattlesnake, which.
sprang it's warning rattle just as the
child was rescued from what would
have been certain death.
At another time recently, while wad.
ing in branch. he stepped on large
water moccasin, and narrowly escap-
ed being bitten, as he had crushed the
body OF the reptile and aroused its
wrath. II did show fight, however,
chasing him 70 dry land.
son still another OCCASION" SAYS
tins hero OF many battles with snakes,
IL had cause 10 tramp all day with.
companions IN IA swamp, and il was
during snake time OF the year. Dur
ing that day had the misfortune 10
step ON as many as three live
and wriggliug moccasins at different
times, but had the good luck, as usual
TO get OIL without having ther poison.
Gus tangs struck into my flesh. No
other one OF the party had such close
calls. II all iell 10 my lot
At another time while | was push.
| ing my way through thick and boegy
swamp, one OF my feet broke through
the moss-coeyTed mud, aud IL threw
me forward. ] caught az tuss0ck
/ Just by me, and threw ms hand on
large moccasin. IL lllnched, but did
not move. | was stuck in the mud.
Its forked tongue flashed in my facet
! could not get up without "A struggle,
/ AAAltA a was AAAA AANN W AAAAhN MttN EANkNs
fearing that movement on my part
would bring a strike in the face. held
my breath. while my hand went TO my
belt, and drew thereirom a pistol.
In an instant got in the first blow.
and the snakes head went OH. A
friend stood on u tussock i've feet
away watching the tragedy--in one
act.
Recently was hunting cows In the
| pine woods. | rode mule was
going at slow lopc Suddenly the
beast threw its mead down with "a
snort and plowed the earth with both
fore hoots in a desperat. effort 10
take up. went over the horn OF the
saddle and astride OF the mules neck
and would have pitched oyeriu head
on the spot had not seized the ami
mars ears, one in each hand. MS
struggled wildly TO prcvun, a fall.
My head and chest went tui. over his
head, but my grip on the long ears
and my feet locked around rs neck
saved me Tor the time. Thus poised
IN a ridiculous attitude my beast
rcsalned its footing and then began
backing and slammiug me about
| against brush and snpliug. until
rolled oil on the ground When
gained my feet discovered large
rattlcsnake in n coil under palmetto
bush, just 10 front OF the spot. where
the mule made the desperate effort to
stop, and II had gone over the ami
mails head would have fallen head
iormost upon the deadly reptile
More wonderful to relate. a little
fodder who was burdened with my
name came across n RATHER one day
and picked II up, and went running
around playing with il until an older
brother discovered the Childs peril
and ierked it away from the snake =