Monroe, Sept. 5—Andrew Craig has a fondness for snakes and is quite adept in handling them. They are usually friendly but the other afternoon a big black rattler which he was handling proved sour tempered and as a result Mr. Craig is in the hospital. But he is better and no further serious harm is expected.
The rattler is a member of Mack’s zoo, was brought here from the mountain ranges and has been in captivity for two years. Mr. Crais is in the habit of stopping at the zoo and playing with the snakes in passing, and at times he came along and stopped for a social chat with his reptilian friends. After toying with the other awhile, Mr. Craig went to the cage of the rattler and took him out. Mack was at supper and did not see the occurrence.
While holding the snake up close behind the paws Mr. Craig was bitten slightly on the finger. The rattler squirmed his jaw down far enough to make a slight wound. Apparently Mr. Craig considered it of little importance and continued to hold the snake. Then he got a pair of pliers and pulled the rattler’s fangs out and laid them in a box before ceasing his interview. He had already applied his lips to the wound and sucked out the poison, this being considered a sure remedy by snake handlers.
But he pretty soon began to feel sick and went to the drug store and had antiseptics applied and the arm corded. Then he went to the hospital and by 8 o’clock was quite sick.
Mr. Craig has a fondness for snakes and has never failed to handle the most vicious ones he has come in contact with.
From page 3 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, Sept. 6, 1926
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