Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1902 — SNAKE CATCHES A QUAIL. [ARTICLE]

SNAKE CATCHES A QUAIL.

Hunters Shoot Rattler With a Bird In Its Mouth. A hunting party which went out after quail yesterday returned to the city last night, with a unique trophy in the way of a very large rattlesnake. The huntsmen vouch for a remarkable story in connection with the killing of the snake. They say that the reptile was found with a quail in its mouth. The party stopped near a field, which seemed to hold good promise of game, and the horse being hitched, the three went out into the woods to hunt for quail. There was only one dog for the party, a pointer, that soon flushed a covey. Dr. Dancy managed to get two on the rise, and he was then attracted by an exclamation made by Mr. Drysdale, who said that he had almost stepped on a snake. The two together made an investigation and found a big ’ rattler in the very spot in which the birds had risen. The rattler was fired at and killed. In his mouth, the huntsmen say, the snake held a quail, which was still fluttering with life, though the shot had also struck the birdSmd it soon afterward died.—Florida TimesUnion and Citizen.