Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-13 | Page 9 | Bitten by Rattlesnake in an Ogden Saloon

Bitten by Rattlesnake in an Ogden Saloon Reptile Strikes Man, Who Attempts to Capture It, on Thumb; He Is Saved by Booze. Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, T tab. May 12 .-Charley Green was bitten tonlpht by a rattlesnake In the Vanderglies saloon. The reptile had escaped es-caped from his box where he was confined con-fined with two others. Green grasp,-,! jt with his right hand lust back Of th-head th-head While holding it the snake sijuirmed Ions, an Inch or two. sufllclent to permit him to turn his head. He stung Green on the rlsht thumb, and the hand ind inn were bad I J swollen, u,- Baker was called ..,1,1 raur rlz.-d ihe wound and Green was dosed with Whisky The chances for his recovery are favorable. The poison appears to reach to his arm.