The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-01-11
TO CATCH A RATHER
SIMPLY sTooP AND PICK HIM UP
WITH YOUR HANDS.

over IL and the Other Under II, and
IL WIN Not Move 10 Get Away.
some Facts About the Reptiles.
Here are some facts about snakes
given by young man who has studied
! isem since he was ten years old:
The best way TO catch n snake is to
simply stoop down and pick It up. as
you would a toad or a turtle. Some
times with a RATHER il is as well TO
put stick on his head until you get
your hand ON him. II the snake is
colled, simply lay one hand over it and
the other under 1t, and the snake viii
not move TO get away.
There Is surer cure for snake bite
than any brand OF whisky. 1t is strych-
nia sulphate, nitroglycerin and potas-
Stun permanganate, which may be
carried in tablet form and must be dis
solved In water and injected hypo
dermically.
This young naturalist was without
his nntidote the first time he was bitten
by rattler. 1t was on the Mojave
desert, and he was prowling around
among some old prospect holes. Stoop-
ing down to pick up piece of copper
ore lying at the mouth of hole, he
disturbed a big RATHER. and It struck
him. He placed ligatures on his hand
and arm and started for camp. AT the
first camp he got razor and bled his
finger ms well as he could, but 1t was
nine hours before he could get to his
medicine. The next day his whole side
was numb and stiff, and Ii was three
weeks before he entirely recovered
from the effects of the poison. He had
not neglected, however, TO catch the
snake, and this became his special pet.
The lesson he learned was that a
| quick movement in front of rattler's
| eyes is a most dangerous proceeding
and II will make snake strike quick
er than anything else. In handling
! strange rattlesnakes he is always lit.
tie careful and usually draws them
/ into his hand over his coat sleeve. A
caresslng little pat on the head seems
to have the same effect on snakes as
on other animals.
] After putting a RATHER on the floor
Z
of his room and teasing it. to make It
con aud strike this snake trainer pick
ed II up In his hand, patted Its head
ana then PRED open the Dig mouth
with n nail TO show It's fangs, seven
on each side, in different stages of
development from one IKE pin
point TO one the size OF birds claw.
| The large fang Is likely to dron ont
nj least once year nut II injured "
may De replaced three OF -FOUR times
year
ihere IS ABOUT the same danger
from the blte OF nonvenomons snake
as from the Dlte OF dog or cat. IL
may or may not be serious. All de-
| pends upon whether poisonous germ
Is transmitted ana upon she cohuluon
OF the blood OF the person Dltten.
BABY rattlers are htted from the be
ginning with tangs ana sacs OF poison
ana are ready Tor business, but they
nave only little button on taeir tails
where the ratties are 10 come later.
In the matter OF food snakes vary.
Ihey cannot he treated 10 cold scraps
OF all KINDS. IN facL most OF them
are rather particular ABOUT having
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