>SHAVER AND HOLTON TELL A SNAKE STORY: >While camping in the vicinity of the water tank south of the Illinois river, >Thursday, Vivian Shaver and George H. Holton, who were out for a few days >recreation, killed a rattlesnake 41 inches in length. The boys had been out >shooting at targets and were returning to the camp when they noticed the >rattler lying in the road. Shaver, who carried a 22 caliber rifle shot the >reptile, tearing off its head, and Holton, wanting to be sure the serpent >died filled him full of shot. It was found that the snake had 8 rattles and >a button. This is the first rattlesnake that has been killed near Ottawa for >a number of weeks, as they are very scarce in this part of the state. > > >Note: this article was from a LaSalle Co. Paper, from about 1905-1917, >somewhere in between those years, in 1905 Shaver would have been 10, and >after 1917 his family moved out of the LaSalle Co., area. Notice also the >reference to the scarcity of rattle snakes in the area. This clipping was >from my private collection and any questions or discussion should be >directed to: >sue@kaiconsulting.com > > > > >