Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-11 | Page 3 | Rattlesnake Shot in a Tree

rattlesnake shot in a tree A six button rattlesnake caused con I 1 sid erable excitement this morning in the business section of the town his alte was soon cut short when his pres ence became known miss colllns went to the rear of her brother s plumbing shop this morning and heard a strange hissing noise over her head looking up she discovered a rattlesnake on a branch of a tree she hurried back into the shop and notified her brother who athe reptile with a shotgun he will preserve the six buttons taken from the snake as a souvenir the rattler was watching a humming bird s nest having devoured the parents and was waiting tor more prey cor san francisco call