The sun., 1896-03-15
HEVERI Us SNAKE MAN.
He Toys with Comprehend. aud MoccasIns
While He Talks.


There is u man in Beverly who has three of
the most singular pets in the world He takes
great care OF them. but so far the fear Of
any ones stealing them goes. there is not the
slightest need Of it. for the pets nothing
less than snakes Of the most vcnomo,s spe-
cics two of them copperheads and one water
moccusiu. They in full possession of all
their poisonous qualities. yet their owner
fondlrs them and handles them rs II they were
light box. but has not tho slightest fear
of sleeping there with them, as lie knows they
would nsyerr touch him, He, Is :. manniac
in the manufacture of the oil. These three
he keeps as pets. About April he VIII get in
will not b" trained ones. hut wild and w"olly
oues fresh from the plains of Texas. Almost
Abilene, l"T:. by a firm, whose whole business
Is the catching and shipping OF poisonous
snakes anu other reeuliar Creatures. which
r",tleSs. and al Kinds Of % "sonoHs '"'Tf' and non
pCde1, horned tuads and prairie dogs.
When the SNAKES arrive N i!.yerly The man
training, soInc OF Them 70 h" exhibited by him
self. and som" by his little girl, who Is fear
nr "Ss " y rci j. III" m m am @ 4 a. m ' tn SNAKES nna1
to sell tho linmcn. which has been made up
through the winter nn stopping at u town
He then takes one not susceptible to training
and delivers lecture on the character and
with chloroform. cuts it open. and shows
where the IN Lies, ,cxpln'n!n; ; how the fat is
i" sells the liniment. hesid"- IA" sale OF tho
linimcnt, lac tnrs the skins and makes them
hlto shippers. belts. and ncrkti"s; ann sells tho
ruttlcs 10 bc put i'll violns in order |" keep the
II .sectS out.
4 reporter saw the pet snakcsa short time
ar'., The snake man took the reporter M 10
lis bedroom, and opening light wooden box
with - wir" window i'll the .iac. dove his hand
into with ns much uuconrrrn ha i Le were
taking an c-. out of II basket, and brought it
ont "Sr Nm VIII snnk" sever feet long This"
his nc, Y, is u coup"rhcld. The most deadly
ih". auot her dive. and arothrr sna Ee c1uuitE
large, ''ls "A water mUrcn>in, which is next
ia venom tr II Cupncrh"ad, and this" l.n con-
"lndca r. GHalE, hrt2c!Mg ONT eHake G larger
purhcnd. iilr Is nine md "a half ice; png and
the ur,!y onr nave ever beard 4gas being sue
twincd thcm,rlves about his body, pokins under
his clothing. ard !iHally all three reared up
aud out n.;ain'V lIs iics'!.
VENT hS on ns & inE S"G Ga of h".S S SinRsk"s e nS
than thai u. lhe lnttlrsunkc. No, their I;,ugs
are not drawn, I'll slow, you, thaI", lIe
forced Uren lis II ruth, using apparently all
the strength "r n; strong hands to, do 30,
curved nLs, wlGte as milk. and sharp rs
needles. i9>l back. against The ,, root Of tho
snake man, they erect those faugs. strike
them into the hc~l!, and then draw back. inject.
ins thn upi-on Through them rs they do so.
No,' ac answered Ia reply 10 u perfectly nat.
ural quest!un, Il I'm not IN the least afraid
OF being bitten. In fact, have been bitten
hundreds ut times. Look horc." he wen on,
holding out has hands. They wero covered
with little white sca,ts Every one of those"
he sad lis snake bite some OF them are
poisonous, some not. When ! 20 To work to
train II snake | take II little rubber ball and
hold II out "a him, stirring him up so that lie
strikes at ii ahi!G ana again, until all the poi
son in his glands is exhausted, WHEN he be-
comes harmless. There ia not the slightest
use in eNtrncS ns snakes fHngs. for there IL
no kind Of .rakc which will not grow u new
fang in forty eight hours; the ratters grow
them IN thirty y-alA.
II have been bitten many times by snakes
with their poison drawn in this way, which, ,'ot
course, is only temporary. as they spon fiji tho
gland with poison again, but have also been
hrtcn by snakes which had their glands full
OF poison. ana meant business of the most busi-
nest like sort. THe reason that am not dead
Is bGcilIse have what ] believe is the only
remedy i.r'snake bite. and there II no question
thar IL is u perfect one. II Is Itself u most
deadly poison, and If applied to an ordinary
cur VII Kill you very quickiy. / would not let
any Of IL go ont OF my hands. ! rub II little Of
thiI On the bite wheu | get bitten. and IL all
fDtms UP and turns green. Taen wash IL on
and put ON IA polLltico OF soap or fat pork. and
tho next day the late is as clean IS an ordinary
cut. | have been bitten half a dozen times by
every snake ever trained. I'm gong to train
this fellow, lAe said, fondltng the c0pperhead,