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"It was too wary a creature and too rapid in its movements to be taken at a disadvantage," observed Mr Tidey. "It would have waited until it could catch another rattle-snake taking its dinner. However, as the creature is killed, we will examine it and see how it differs from the venomous reptile. To prevent the other from coming to life, we will make sure work by cutting off its head."
If I creep through that tunnel, I'd shove the torch in first and keep it moving ahead of me all the way, so that nothing could grab me, you see!" said Polly, half laughingly. "I say, Polly, let well enough alone. Let's go back and get supper and rest for to-morrow!" advised Barbara. "But just s'posing a rattle-snake was coiled up inside that tunnel!
He looked down and saw a big rattle-snake coiled ready to strike. "The old fellow took another swig of the corn, and in defiance he swept that snake with his eyes. "'Strike, dern you, strike, you will never find me better prepared." The father of a certain charming girl is well known in this town as "a very tight old gentleman."
On a certain high grassy knoll I should find the woodchuck sunning himself and he would run towards his same old hole beneath the basswood tree, just as he does today. On the swampy edge of the stream I should find the perennial blossoms of this same corymbed rattle-snake root and its interesting spear-shaped leaves reflected in the water.
In vain the rattle-snake attempted to get down the squirrel so as to use its fangs, the animal sticking in its throat could neither be swallowed nor ejected. The struggle was truly fearful to look at. Round and round they twisted and turned their lithe bodies. In the excitement of the moment we cheered on the combatants, who appeared perfectly heedless of our cries.
Their Venom, I have Reason to believe, effects no Harm, any otherwise than when darted into the Wound by the Serpents Teeth. It resembles the Rattle-Snake a little in Colour, but is darker, and never grows to any considerable Bigness, not exceeding a Foot, or sixteen Inches. They are like the Rattle-Snake in Colour, but rather lighter.
If they waited, he would keep on coming! Horrors! If they moved, he would coil, and rattle. They dared not shoot; they dared not wait could not stand having him crawl under them or over them, and perhaps strike; they dared not let him rattle. A rattle-snake does not rattle for nothing.
"Yeh, three are at large somewhere, Ah reckon; but two of the worst ones out of that five are back yonder. Hank Johnson and his jail-bird pal are down on Four Mile Blaze. When we get the other three, we'll rid Oak Crick of five of its worst citizens." "Rattle-Snake Mike came up with us, Bill. We rode up the Indian Trail that's how we got here so soon.
Trunnion was thunderstruck at this piece of intelligence: the ring dropped front his hand, and shivered into a thousand pieces; his eye glistened like that of a rattle-snake; and some minutes elapsed before he could pronounce, "Avast! overhaul that article again!"
You don't intend being out in the woods at supper-time, do you?" gasped Barbara, fearfully. Polly laughed. "Is that so fearful? Why, I think it is piles of fun to camp out on a fine night!" "Maybe you do, but remember the rattle-snake! We may be sleeping on the ground when one comes along-Oh, OH!" cried Barbara, shivering. "Oh, come now, Bob!
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