Black Snake, aka She-me-ne-to or Shemeneto, was the principal war chief of the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans during the American War for Independence . He was a member of the Kispoko sept or clan of the Shawnee and assumed the title of War Chief upon the death of Pucksinwah, the father of Tecumseh. He was a leader in the defeat of Colonel William Crawford's army during the Crawford expedition of 1782. He was a feared leader of Shawnee war parties for many years.  
Blacksnake or Captain Snake (Peteasua) was a diplomat and war leader of the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans during the era of American Revolutionary War . He was a leader in the defeat of Colonel William Crawford's army during the Crawford expedition of 1782. He was a feared leader of Shawnee war parties for many years. He is often confused with a younger Shawnee leader, Big Snake (Shemeneto), a signer of the Treaty of Greenville in 1814. References Sugden, J. (2000, February). Snake (fl. 1774–1812), Shawnee warrior and diplomat. American National Biography. Retrieved 18 Jan. 2021, from URL
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Black Snake, aka She-me-ne-to or Shemeneto, was the principal war chief
Blacksnake or Captain Snake (Peteasua) was a diplomat and war leader
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American War for Independence
era of American Revolutionary War
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member of the Kispoko sept or clan of the Shawnee and assumed the title of War Chief upon the death of Pucksinwah, the father of Tecumseh. He was a
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He is often confused with a younger Shawnee leader, Big Snake (Shemeneto), a signer of the Treaty of Greenville in 1814.
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References Sugden, J. (2000, February). Snake (fl. 1774–1812), Shawnee warrior and diplomat. American National Biography. Retrieved 18 Jan. 2021, from URL