rattle-snakes

Washington took it mighty cool, saying nothing, and presently he and the two other whites, a man and a youth, were put in the yard, and J.B. supervised the distribution of pikes to the slaves in the captured carriage, telling them they were free men now, and must defend their liberties, and the poor black buggers stood in terrified bewilderment, looking at the pikes as though they were rattle-snakes.

THE NUMBERS 2010

My father started his first business when he was 10, sitting in the limbs of oak trees in La Grange, Illinois, waiting for rattle-snakes to slither along so he could trap them with a forked stick around the base of the head.

MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995

Washington took it mighty cool, saying nothing, and presently he and the two other whites, a man and a youth, were put in the yard, and J.B. supervised the distribution of pikes to the slaves in the captured carriage, telling them they were free men now, and must defend their liberties, and the poor black buggers stood in terrified bewilderment, looking at the pikes as though they were rattle-snakes.

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

Washington took it mighty cool, saying nothing, and presently he and the two other whites, a man and a youth, were put in the yard, and J.B. supervised the distribution of pikes to the slaves in the captured carriage, telling them they were free men now, and must defend their liberties, and the poor black buggers stood in terrified bewilderment, looking at the pikes as though they were rattle-snakes.

Flashman and the angel of the lord Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1995

My father started his first business when he was 10, sitting in the limbs of oak trees in La Grange, Illinois, waiting for rattle-snakes to slither along so he could trap them with a forked stick around the base of the head.

MORE WEALTH WITHOUT RISK CHARLES J. GIVENS 1995

In these mountains, rattle-snakes are only found in the valleys, where it is warm.

The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself de Witt C. Peters

For ten months before he was successful in finding the Underground Road, this brave-hearted young fugitive abode in the swamps -- three months in a cave -- surrounded with bears, wild cats, rattle-snakes and the like.

The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. William Still

The moccasin snakes, so called, and water rattle-snakes -- the bites of both of which are as poisonous as our upland rattlesnakes at the north, -- are found in myriads about the stagnant waters and swamps of the South.

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

As we were woodding I spoke of going up to one of them but was told it was dangerous on account of rattle-snakes.

Old Fort Snelling 1819-1858 Marcus L. Hansen

The Easterners somehow have an idea that Nevada has made very little progress since pre-historic days; that the West is still wild and wooly and consists of cow-boys, cattle ranches and rattle-snakes; but this impression is very erroneous.

Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information Lilyan Stratton