Show snake attacks boy high up in mountain luray va a without the customary warning it a monster black rattlesnake sank its fangs deep into the neck of june thomas thirteen years old of madison county while he was high up in the mountains clearing ground for a potato patch Beep mIng thirsty the boy went to a spring nearby the snake vas as concealed behind a large rock while bang down to quench his thirst the reptile attacked young thomas who lie ran more than two miles to the home of mrs mary meadows an aged woman who applied a decoction obtained from the brew ot of certain mountain herbs the application was soon neutralizing the snakes poison A searching party organized by the boys parents found him making his way home through the mountains A two acre snake field where thou then sands of snakes are located has been bean discovered high in the blue ridge mountains by george Ilea meadows dows of the hensley church section who reported that the snakes are congregated in a field and permit nothing to pass over that section thousands of the rattlers meadows said raised their heads from the rocks and chanted in snake music to warn possible trespassers |