Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-07-02 | Page 6 | Rattlesnake Drives Fangs into Finger; No Serious Results

Rattlesnake Drives Fangs Into Finger I I No Serious Results Boy Encounters Reptile While on Mo Mountain Climbing Excursion Sunday Special to Tho The Herald Ogden July 1 Although I.-Although some peo- peo plo piA may y think snakebites Impo Impossible on Sunday Sunda with the closing laws In effect Martin Gra Gray a student at the tho State In Indu Industrial Industrial In- In du trl l school yesterday received one This bite was from a rc regular ular rattlesnake rattle snake the reptile attacking when OrB Gray was Wl the mountain Just east el of or the school Tho The other of or snakebite Is 15 recommended recommended rec roe b by somo as ts an art antidote for tor fora tora a rattlers rattler's stIng but tho the student spurned It It If Ind Indeed ed an any wa was vas avail n. able With presence of mind however how how- ever Gra Gray bound his handkerchief securely se- se curci around his arm rm below the elbow This retarded circulation As It was hIs Us hand was badly swollen when ho reached cached the school chool two hours later as ashe the he fangs s of or tho the rattler had been driven almost to the tho bone School Physician Dickson dressed the wound from front which I serious results are aro not expected The snake escaped