The sun., 1896-08-23
SOME CONNECTICUT SNAKES.
or Women. Children. and AMI.
maIs with Reptiles in Hot Weather.

| ANsoNfA, Conn, Aug. o".-Connecticut
| snakes have. been having lots OF fun with the
people during the recent hot spell. Down in
Shelton two boys went fishing in the Water
Company's reservoir. One OF them caught
good sized German carp. and in order to
keep il fresh tied II In his handkerchief laid
u stone on II. and placed 1t in n shallow spot
along the shore. Then lie and his companion
went about their fishing. They were soon
startled by the shouts OF man who stood on
the road near the bank OF the POND. He was
p-tnting TO some object out In the middle OF
the water. and then the boys saw their hand
kerchief sailing across the pond at lively
gait. The boys, and two men who were fish,
ing at the ne place. ran around the pond
and ~ere astonished tc see n large snake with
the imprisoned nsh IN its mouth glide out OF
the water. carrying handkerchief and all into
the bushes. Thinking that snake was too
smart to be killed. the boys allowed It TO go
on with It's prize.
Up In Thomaston como of the workmen In
the case shop saw big black snake acting
showed that IL. had gool-sized bullhead In
it's mouth and had swallowed IT up TO the
horns. A stone was thrown:and the snake re-
leased the fsh. only TO go at il again At the
second attempt the snake partly swallowed
returned ret I" the S attack third t time land and had
the fish disposed OF all but the tail. when the
Miss Matte Moore o: Thornaston was put
ting up hammock on the vsranda of her
fathers house on Sunday morning. Ono
approached the post TO fnsten the other end
she saw in tho wire netting. about fifteen
feet in length. The same day the little
%oors E called s9a1h.o TO & aGef e9 an Sf' t mar h
there was a snake curled up n, the corner OF
the. the house Sns Mr: soushton ran up Win
randa Mr; StouShton looked through the
lattice work and saw the reptile, He pinned
It against, the s,onework with the pole and
sent tho boy for assistance. a neiGhbor re-
sp9nded. but in The mean time the snake
OF the veranda Here It was pinned up
again ana finally killed. Thi. was also .
Of tae one Sied at the Moore S'' residenee. ssH e
1t was very vicious. and left the mark OF its |
tanGs on the pole with which Mr. Slough
In the same town Mrs. Bradley. while
sewing IN her room. heard sound as Gf some
startled on looking TO sec a large milksnake |
making its way from the upper floor TO the |
and md killed il. Il had de- ev!dently @ tG made i,s
way ~ the trellts which was G'ysred with |
into an open window in search of food,
From Coventry comes q story Of plough |
boys dventure with a black.nake. He had |
the ground, and, to hld out what they were, |
broke one open. Inside was a little snake |
soft she'll. About this time the mother snake.
about four feet long. took an interest In the |
proceedings and tried 10 get twist on the boys |
legs. Failing in, this she started for the horse |
which the boy had been using. but before
OF the eggs were taken home and hatched ont.
but all the snakes were killed as soon as thcy
Danbury furnishes two snake stories.
Garfield avenue mother let her four year old |
daughter play in the front yard while she was
girls frequent shouts OF laughter she knew
he little one was enjoying herself and paid lit
and her the sf sartns % ,hae
the baby was rlaTinS with a snake. The
to strike and the little girl hanging over Il
with her long curls dangling about the snakes
head. The woman grabbed an axe and, pulling
severed the snakes head from It's body. II
proved ed, 70 be poisonous adder and measured
young, wheelwoman riding along
the Sugar Hollow road last week when she
In the road in front, OF her. She kept on,
and Just us she reached the spot she heard
sn.Es tedtp d out IN and te S9s a ana big
became Of the chicken; hui p.dalled away Tor
way to avoid PASSING that SPOT again.
stumpy tailed fox terrier paving away at
tion. His actions were so peculiar that peo-
pie stopped TO watch him until the crowd
The dog dug away at the dirt, then sprang
back and made jabs with HIS paws at some
thing under the stones. Pretty soon he
ION all:fours and stuck his teeth into
the back of an adder Just back o: the head.
The snake writhed and hisssed and made vi
clous darts at the terrier, but could not strike
him. driver came BY and killed the snake.
with his fun. He shook that dead adder until
his Jaws ached, then he seized 1t by the tall
and run off down the street, crawled through
came out dram of. A search for the
snake was made, but tho dog had secreted
II carefully that II could not be found
1t is probably the first snake seen In Chapel
street in fifty years.