OCR Text |
Show Copperhead Around His Neck. Monday ovenlng James A. Allen, who lives In Annandnlc, went Into his haymow to get a bundle ot hay for his horso. When he picked the hay up ho pressed It against tho mow to get a hotter grip on it, nnd as ho did so noticed no-ticed whit he thought was a strap fall against his neck with a very cold feeling. feel-ing. Just then ho reached tho light, and to his horror found that It was not a strap, but a llvo copperhead snako that had been caressing his Juglar. A copper is a very quick reptile, but in this instanco Allen landed beforo his snakeshlp could strike. Just what happened Mr. Alton can't rclato, hot tho snako In dead, and dlod so suddenly that Allen's recollections of tho wlndup are very hazy nnd confused. con-fused. Mr. Allen says ho has had enough copper about his neck to satisfy satis-fy him for tho rest of his lite. Moundsvlllo Herald. |