Enormous Snake

TAPLIN

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 4/26/2009 at 20:26:00

Sabula Gazette, reprinted in the Maquoketa Excelsior, December 13, 1899.

SABULA

On Sunday last, Perry Taplin, residing about six miles northwest of this city, discovered an enormous bull snake crawling along the ground, not far from his dooryard. He hastily grabbed up a heavy stick and killed the reptile, and upon measuring found it to be eight feet long and a plump four inches thick. It is seldom that a snake is killed at this time of year, but it is equally seldom that a snake of this size is found in this locality.