The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-28

5us II IltiI, Vcry eui-,,iy-S Writer Tells
CHS First ,.cctius; with one.
Ti,e scu-hwe>- = l1.--c literally sup
..-,t with v,uo-UpuS things than any
t,her ara - the Union. IL the burn
80 deserts. II the inhabited but a-id
uxpar>sS % New Mexico and Arizona.
-Ee ra-tleSnake ahoundS. and II several
varieties. including the strange and
deadly 'sidvviuder. - Crotolus ceraSteS.
The - called tGrauruia-really only y
gigantic bush spider, but none the les
dangerous because Of the IuiSnorner-iS
decidedly common Scorpions are none
,oo rare n the southern portions q the
territories and II all parts CentipedS
z 70 ; inches long ara frequent and
ueichbOrly. But the chief distinction
4 the region II this respect Is the pres
enCe u the pichu-Cuate, the deadlie>t
snake N North America
The pichu-cuate matches the worst
~e-peut OF India Not only che most
highly venomOus, buC the riniest and
mos treacherous, he would be also the
most dangerou$-bur, luckily. he i the
rare>t- BE ! the only true asp on this
continent. and N the United States Is
never found outside OF New Mexico and
Arizona That he was also known 70
Ihe ancient Nexican> Is apparent from
his name piChu-cOatl. an Aztec word.
which was brought up 70 our territory
~ the Spanish ConquerurS.
Ny first meeting with one was III
valencia county. y. NJ. III June. 1890.
n the sandy tanks Of the Cerro del
Are I was ont hunting Jack rabbits. in
company with some Indian friends. and
had GisuOCDted 10 stalk. leading nv
VeJ horse uy the bride. Ny eyes were
On . small chapparo bush ahead. when
suddenly Alazan snorted and reared
backward - violently - almost 70 I'M
hinge my arm looked about in sur
q-ise. for Alazol was too good 4 horse
20 mind rrifle>- A. there was nothing 70
L. seen I started u pull him forward.
again he protested and with evident
terror. and cL--clu- 70 look 81 my very
feet I understood his fear and felt
very grateful thar his senses were better
than mine. for II another step ! should
nave walked upon my death
The only thing visible was q tiny OBJ
-ecr, not nearly - large = a good stag
bee--=-Ee-e-y = head and perhaps an
inch OF nee But i WIS the most
.-l-httul object - is kind that 1 had
ever seen The head, certainly neither
- broad nor - long Is my thumb nail,
had shape and an air Of condensed
naigniTy impossible 20 describe. II
seemed the very essence Of wickedness
and hate. fairly bullying with deadly
spite and growing upon one until II
looked several times is actual size.
The ugly triangle (which ! the d;stiu-
gushing marx OF all venCmOus snakes.
being formed By the poison gland back
Z each eye told me 81 once that Ala
ian WIS keeping up his reputation
never did Ee shy g 4 harmless snake
ard the tiny horns. which added a -
culIar and e-ro-eSCue hiGeCCsreSS, left
Ec doubt that this was q uiCLu-cua-e-
He had bU-loi himself most 70 the head
IL the gray sand against which his Up
per skin was barely dis-inE lishable, and
thus IN ambush WIS waiting for some
thing 70 Turn ID.
Turning AaZan lCCSe. I Lnelr - the
SAFE di=ranc= Ct 3 yard u study the lit
tie creature, which fairly swelled with
nuderoCs ra-e L not only struck
madly AZ the chappa-o switch I tllras-
% i, b1r - las. evidently discerning
actually Flowed u u, and with such
agility that ! hal 70 jump up and hack
without loss q tine The idea q -
t-ear never seeue, Z enter thai fat
head Sometimes be would lie and puff
oCt with lnPOtent rage, throwing his
mouth . wide open THAI L seemed the
venom must start, and sometimes h
clided toward ne, rs head n inch
above tae ground, with 81 attitude
which seemed % sa-, Stand Still there,
and well So who la1yhz
- last killed him T. VS. neither
larger round u1- IguEe- than n o-Ci-
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Indian c1zz-s Z r2= picn1-c-z-s and
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