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August 25, 1899
The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Charles Clarke, a hunter from Tiverton, caught two 2.5-foot rattlesnakes on his farm yesterday and brought them to Providence to sell to Roger Williams Park officials.
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SNAKES TO SELL.
Clarke Caught Two Rattlers on His Farm at Tiverton.
He Will Try and Dispose of Them to the City's Park Commission.
Charles Clarke, a young man living at Tiverton Four Corners, who is somewhat noted for his hunting and fishing abilities, came to the city this morning on the steamer Queen City of the Seaconnet line. He had in a box two large rattlesnakes that he caught on his farm yesterday afternoon. Mr. Clarke says that as he was passing through one of his fields, at 2:30 yesterday he saw the heads of the snakes. He returned to his home and got his rattlesnake trap, which consists of a fine wire loop attached to a pole. The loop is dropped down over the head of the snake and then operated by a cord, so that his snakeship is held a prisoner and not strangled. Clarke's idea is to dispose of them to the officials at Roger Williams Park, and he called upon Patrolman Bates at Turk's Head to put him and the snakes on a Park car. The snakes are about two and a half feet in length, one having four and the other five rattles.
Clarke Caught Two Rattlers on His Farm at Tiverton.
He Will Try and Dispose of Them to the City's Park Commission.
Charles Clarke, a young man living at Tiverton Four Corners, who is somewhat noted for his hunting and fishing abilities, came to the city this morning on the steamer Queen City of the Seaconnet line. He had in a box two large rattlesnakes that he caught on his farm yesterday afternoon. Mr. Clarke says that as he was passing through one of his fields, at 2:30 yesterday he saw the heads of the snakes. He returned to his home and got his rattlesnake trap, which consists of a fine wire loop attached to a pole. The loop is dropped down over the head of the snake and then operated by a cord, so that his snakeship is held a prisoner and not strangled. Clarke's idea is to dispose of them to the officials at Roger Williams Park, and he called upon Patrolman Bates at Turk's Head to put him and the snakes on a Park car. The snakes are about two and a half feet in length, one having four and the other five rattles.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Rattlesnakes
Capture
Tiverton
Roger Williams Park
Snake Trap
What entities or persons were involved?
Charles Clarke
Patrolman Bates
Where did it happen?
Tiverton Four Corners Farm, Roger Williams Park, City
Story Details
Key Persons
Charles Clarke
Patrolman Bates
Location
Tiverton Four Corners Farm, Roger Williams Park, City
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon
Story Details
Charles Clarke caught two large rattlesnakes using a wire loop trap on his farm and brought them to the city to sell to the Park Commission.