This issue compiles historical newspaper accounts and oral traditions documenting the persistent danger of snakes in Berrien County from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Drawing extensively from the Nashville Herald, Lanier County News, and Adel News, the article recounts encounters with rattlesnakes, moccasins, and other venomous species across farms, homes, sawmills, churches, and rural roads. Reports include near-misses, dramatic killings, and deadly strikes—such as the 1925 death of three-year-old Muriel Langford and the 1937 fatal bite of Russell Herring.

The issue also explores unusual and sensational stories: a king snake killing a rattler, a snake hidden beneath a bedroom dresser, a chicken snake riding inside a pastor’s car, and a rattlesnake discovered inside a church piano. A major section covers the 1938 religious snake-handling death of Mrs. Jeffie Smith of Ray City and the subsequent prosecution of preacher W. T. Lipham and Albert Rowan. The newsletter concludes with folk cures, including a widely repeated belief that hot fried eggs could draw poison from a bite, reflecting regional medical practices of the time.

Subject(Names): Allen, Frank; Barwick, Elder; Blunkerly, Charlie; Connell, Jamie; Dopson, George; Dopson, Nell; Fountain, James; Harsey, Edward; Harsey, Troy; Harnage, Ike; Herring, Russell; Irwin, W. E.; Mills, Jerry; Patten, W. P.; Railey, Bill; Rowan, Albert; Sirmans, John; Smith, Jeffie