The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-24
George n. O'Reiiiy Tell. or Snakes He Has
Met and How lie Met Them.
FSom N, GncirnnH Commercial Go..,t,.

George n. URei,,y Tells or Snakes He ITa,
Met md How He Met Them.
From the Cneirrna Commercial Gn.r,.
hive captured snakes In the woods, on the
plains. and IN tho watora; OH h"ard SIM az
New York city itself. where last summer
caught u garter snnse In Central PARK:
ears aud railroad trans. AMI. by-thU.hy. once,
"n the crowdo | sidewalk Of Fifth avenue
was unable to salute II lady because hnd ono
Generally setting out n.onc my equipment
is ne, ,.,. hraEy nor run.crsonc MAYER
way, through acknowledgements Of vines and
,h , ninn,cur E!nss with which To sr"r,h
stun in which to, store. the captures. IL stick
at, ut eight feet long. having. tho last siN
inches turned IN ut an angle Of forty.nvc de.
srrcs. with whrh to press tho neck nr III,
ueaIly snakes 4" tho, ground SO ns I" protect.
ny hands from RI, initial nit". n slarr, rrnkn "a
to lay open III" seat Ut uoson and allow of -
eXtructirn;- these complete tho list =
The "ntchinE Of tho vcnomous kinds - tho
appearance Of playinE with danger. Now. tn.
detective who sets himself out to catch ~
their times Of going and coming. and wheel
they are generally to be found. SO it Is wifi i
tho snake hunter
Az a rul ev"nomous snakes sleep NY day NJ d
wander nhrond N tho shades OF evening to
seek . ioHd or drink. or meot their mates in ~
In his peculiar habitat coiIrd np in som"I re-.
tired spot, where the feet OF men or boasts arc
not wont 10 disturb.
Those most likely places tho hu ntcr krr ,ws,
and thtther. with his long stick on his sH pul-
der, with his eyes ana ears alert ho cautic usly
Should he wish for the rnttlesnnkc. hesseoks
MIN where tho cultivation ends and tn" Forest
s egins for e, ON the ho,d1 k.a f
the rats and mice that have gathered y ithcr
to feed on l., tho farmers produce. VIE his
shading bushes to see II tho sic, ping n ,ptils
lies coIled beneath lie examines every nook
cred hillside. and thor" oftpnest. whsre O the
ferns wav" from the crannie;S and Screen him
from view In the drcrving light Of the lipt-
taking his, midday siesta, Yes there no
Is: lying .o close IN an angle Of the iehen.
tho leafy curtain, m press back tho ferns
with my stick and leave him clear ot shade.
see how no lies. so beautifully m'Atlcd with
is not colnred like the rock. nor vet, ike til"
nionizrs with nll-an intistinct mass " blend
ing tints. arranged in natures benntt ul way.
S %srs n III. tns S to
viii not ~ IT you. Is he asleep? Who can
CLASSY balls, q gray with vertical popi ike
the cats IT, They never close, even when he
alike on, tie mysteries q day and nigihits ""'"S
20 move Withim 'ltsei: He draws hnck his
volution and the signal Of nlnrm is given. it
sn snpdy h fnr ps en- Gy s
the chr 1t is like the rustIing u withrrcd leaves.
with some resemblance 7" the whirring song
tn. head may be thrust forward clear u the
coils. Aha! There it comes. l press with tho
ground. Then stooping stnadying tho stick
with my Knee take HIM with my hand round
tn nesk p @ t ws 81 h hs
have with me- drop him. tail foremost. nnd
carry him on in triumph.
are the cupperhend and tho water moccasin.
tne former inhabittng the hillside md the lat
these nS and rv ths 70, "t Snti h%t
even when proynked will often be satisfied
with one bite. They are not t., be compared
|anily. he will strike again AMI again. md is
'AusinG death often in II few moments. Over
he whole earth there is mons t. compare with
i'm; c,xrcnt the notorious cobrn Of India, Al
ns mt With |" Ind" tc R IT, IE" I:n sS@o%
%hoe north q lE South Amcr
Trinidad s + Lucia ani anrtinis"". Iis
alter, where deaths from his bits fo. Mn
hiGh psrccn ,i,i:S eyyery, yenr. In MAJ
onttmes. IN som. districts, t" h%rH the
orniIeids. so as to destroy these snakes Ccf fore
3" es ars sat "f &c ss
isEs sss on Sui n"" Ho" "r "ye
mr., bIackish Inn is. narrowing toward tie |
mex and broadening downward. This ar }
% Gss%1n NJ III" sks t h
There the sun baked clay. mixed with the
'In!kcned color Of sticks rotten and water
10 is from 1--WE to seven feet in length. as thick
y a mans wrist. with = fiat. triangular head.
One d9y rs sat on the hank Of river undcr
eotedly IN IN the neigh orhool .. n large Fer do
:a The tall reeds Of tho opposite bank
lined, to rest. but was startled by a SHARP
trs Itch {" nn srna Ty The Eaor Ths birds
, reconnoitro. see nix nothing on one si,ie Of
rent log Of dritSood half buried IN the s ."y
~ nt forward tho long stick, and pressed
n the stff SSsoHn T # nee q large
jumped backward; nor less Quick did h" hare re-.
q ia Psos and throw .S himself into
! u conperhead Is easy. but for a Fer do
aisite. for he sa strikes Tepestediy and with pro
adisadyaptageous position 1t was necessary
shift him before making the attempt: When
T %sS ii i fsrssly ssyeIa times: 6St dnaiiy
bundled forward to pin him to ,he ground by
10 neck, but calculated wrongly. the stick
} that h9 turned and LIZ It ancrily. For a
VI u down toward tho head on account OF the |
md at the bottom; 30 seiZing q favorable op- {
'rtunity. when no ceased biting, dexterotis ,
oyement transferred 1t close enough to his ,
It'll security. Not without much wriggilna
ID twinlng round my arms did no resign him
III to captivity.
occasin. and Fer dc. Lance coniine them
Ives to the fiat lands by the river. the bush
ester roams over hilly regions In the depths
the vast forests Of South America. where
cry bird and beast, even the fierce. jaguar, I
ave him, undisputed king. With .fangs OF
ondrous length and poison exceedingly co.
arkable distance that render him truly tho
rror OF the woodh He grows to the length ! q
from eight TO ten feet, and has been found I