The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-11
Thrice the Snake Sprang and
Missed Before Lizard Seized
II by Neck and Shook
Il to Death.
CAT SURVIVING A BITE
TOOK DEADLY REVENGE.
Miner Long a Sufferer from
Insomnia Found Snakes
Venom a Cure for Il.

DA1HART, Tex. Dot. 1.-the rat
OssnAke season" this year IN tho South
west was unusually destructive of Me
ana was marked by some startling and
dramatic incidents. Il IN estimated thaA
some nfty deaths from snake bites have
occurred THE season In the plains ooun-
try and the mountain regions Of New
Mexico. Arizona and Texas.
r. b. Van veen OF the Final Mountain
district tells Of night bstween a rattle
snake and a gila monster. Bob Henry.
on returning from his camp by the Pinsl
Mountain road. was attracted by the
sound Of a rattlesnake. Turning, he
law q rattlcr about seven feet long and
three feet away. = gila monster situng
on IN ant hin. The snake stood up
from the ground higher than q mans
knee IN the shape of an elongated g.
The remainder OF his body was upon
the ground behind him IN = straight line
In addition to rafting. . hissing sound
Issued from his mouth. The ella was
his abort legs would permit His tsnsed
attitude indicated that trouble was
ahead. Suddenly the snake sprang vt
the big lizard. but II evaded the stroke
By nattening himself On the ground
The snake drcw itself up again and
struck and again missed. The third
time the snake drew back and struck,
but the lizard was two inches 20 the
right The snake started to draw back
for another attempt, whn the Ola
monster made . iightning-iiloe plunge,
and tho next tnaant the back OF the
ra2tler's neck was In the bulldog Jaws
OF the e1ghtecn-inch lizard. which was
shaking II like . rat Several times the
lizard was thrown vertically into the
air. and a. often II was dragged on the
dusty road. with lite feet vainly attempt.
ing TO md q hold. But tho Jaws held
eight and In two or three minutes the
snaks lay dead on the ground.
From FlagstAh. Ar1x.. comes the story
Of John 0ustafson who. bitten in the
pelm OF the night hand by . rationale
at Russeils mining camp In the Copper
10Giu Dbtriot, has fully recovered. Not
only that but inocvlated with the deadly
venom has CURED insomnia, from which
Gutafson had been . sufferer for ave
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Nelson Of Jerome
Junction. AHE.. vouoh for . story told
Of a night between~ house cat and q
rettiesnake. The cat. the mother OF six
kittens. was perambulating among the
little mounds OF q prairie dog town
when she was attacked by a rattles and
bitten on the cheek. She retired 20 her
nest under the house and for several
days her. head was swollen 10 several
times its normal Size As soon as she
recovered she set out In the direction
OF the prairie dog town and an hour
later returned 20 the house with q big
dead rattiesnake in her mouth. and
showing evidence OF n hard h&ht
Near Bisbee. Ariz.. Alfred Kinney,
seventeen years old. encountered a rat
tier BY the roadside and hauled with II.
After the snake. apparently stunned by
the repeated strokes from the boy1s
riding whip. retrea;ed to It's lair and
the boy was preparing to mount his
horse, II sneaked out OF the hole and
Bit the boy. and he died few hours
later.
The eighteen-months-od son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Max Otto OF Skidmore. Tex.
was bitten by a large rattler and died
within a few hours.
Samuel Dunlap OF Comanchc. Tex.
while on a visit to mis- farm In Mill
County discovered two large rattle
snakes In a pile Of brush and undertook
10 cspture them alive. He procured |
large fishing cord and placed them IN |
nail key and took them 20 Comanch'
ana placed them on exhibition. Eacl
has seven rattles and button.