Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1895 — He Gave It Up. [ARTICLE]

He Gave It Up.

A nest of rattlesnakes was discovered by an Indian in the mountains eleven miles west of Ulich, Cal. He was out hunting, and in ascending a rocky point was warned of the presence of a serpent by an ominous rattle. He discharged his rifle at the rattler, and immediately thereafter large numbers emerged from a rock pile. The Indian retreated, and securing a branch of pine tree, invaded the nest and gave battle. He continued the slaughter until exhausted, but seeing the impossibility of exterminating the reptiles, left the place after having killed forty-nine immense snakes.