not eaten (Curtis, p.202)
"not hunted/eaten; killed whenever met; clubbed because lameness results if shot with arrow. Unlucky to mention rattlesnake name. Rattlesnake songs in winter to stop rain; songs forbidden in summer" (Loeb, p.46)
"Rattlesnake bite. Bite cut with flint, bled; angelica poultice; rattlesnake songs." (Loeb, p.48)
"873. Rattlesnake venom as poison [for arrows] ... *+" (Driver, p.327)
"873. Kato: Only war arrows poisoned." (Driver, p.390)
"*873 Un. Rattlesnake venom as arrow poison ... [D] + [E] - May be used by shamans, never by nonshamans; too dangerous" (Essene, p.75)
"1896. Rattlesnakes associated with poisoners ... *+; 1897. Rattlesnakes ground, used for poisoning ... +; 1898. Whole rattlesnakes used ... -; 1899. Poisoner eats nonpoisonous snakes ... -" (Essene, p.43)
"1896. Kl, Ka, Yu: Any man caught killing rattlesnakes was suspected of being a poisoner; people even suspected anyone who spent too much of his time alone in the hills." (Essene, p.69)
"1955. Rattlesnake doctor treats snake bites ... *+; 1956. Charms snakes as exhibition ... -; 1957. Sucks place snake struck ... -; 1958. Image of snake made to refrighten patient ... +; 1959. Patient sung and danced over, not sucked ... +; 1960. Sun associated with rattlesnake doctor ... +; 1961. Sun helps doctor ... *(-); 1962. If sun is 'bloody,' patient will die; if clear, patient will live ... +" (Essene, p.44)
"1955. Ka: Soul-loss doctor." (Essene, p.70)
"1961. Ka: Contradicts note 1853." (Essene, p.70) "Powers or Guardian Spirits ... 1853. Kl, Ka, La, Yu: Rattlesnake shaman gets power from sun." (Essene, p.69)
"1578. Ka: [Cremation] For death by violence only, such as killed by rattlesnake, bear, in war." (Essene, p.66)
"*Un. 1578 Cremation of dead ... [D] - [E] + E: 'For death by violence only, such as in war, by rattlesnake, or bear.' (Essene, p.76)
tlʾghishwestern rattlesnake, northern Pacific rattlesnakeCrotalus o. oreganusneither eaten nor hunted, killed by clubbing (not shooting) when encountered; unlucky to mention the name; Rattlesnake songs sung in winter to stop rain, never sung in summer; rattlesnake bites treated by cutting the bite open to bleed, applying an angelica root poultice, and singing Rattlesnake songs, treatment by the naachʾilhnaa soul-loss doctor; those killed by rattlesnake bites were cremated, as other victims of violent death
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