Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-24 | Page 1 | Snakes in a Battle

A BATTLE Blacksnake Kills Large Rattler in a Fierce Strugg'e Hlgganum, Conn . July 24. Wm Spencer, a well-to-do farmer, caught a glimpse of a large rattlesnake iu one of his barns late yesterday. Unwilling Un-willing to pursue the snake into the haymow, Spencer went out and caught a six-foot black snake, which he. threw into the hay. The black snake was not five minutes in uncovering his ancient enemy and a fierce battles bat-tles ensued, which was watched with Interest by Mr Spencer and a score of farmers and farm hands After a long fight, the black snake strangled the rattler to death Then the victor, exhausted by his efforts, was killed by a farm hand.