Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1913 — FANGS IN WOMAN’S WRIST [ARTICLE]

FANGS IN WOMAN’S WRIST

She Fights to Evade Venomous Copperhead Husband Kills Snake. Pottsville. Pa. —Mrs. Elwood Weaver. wife of a well-known local dairyman, had a terrific battle with a cop perhead on the Weaver farm, near Hillside. Twice the snake attacked the woman, and finally succeeded in biting her on the hand, which quickly became black. Mr. Weaver than came to the rescue, and the snnke, which boldy stood its ground and would not take cover, was killed. By compressing Mrs. Weaver’s wrist, the poison was prevented from circulating through her body until the* wound was cauterized, and her recovery is confidently anticipated.